hightail
verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verbV_es/s
hightails
V_ing/Gerund
hightailing
V_ed/pp
hightailed
- 1.
(Canada, US, informal, transitive, usually)(informal, chiefly Canada, US, usually transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
He hightailed it toward town.
I want you to hightail your butt out of there before they come back.
Đồng nghĩa: skedaddle, hightail, move quickly, skedaddle
Từ liên quan
Đồng nghĩa
skedaddlemove quickly
Cùng gốc / liên quan
hightail it
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Nguồn gốc từ
From high + tail; refers to the behavior of fleeing animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away.