hightailとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From high +‎ tail; refers to the behavior of fleeing animals, such as deer, that raise their tail when running away.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/

動詞

hightail (三人称単数 現在形 hightails, 現在分詞 hightailing, 過去形および過去分詞形 hightailed)

1. (informal, chiefly Canada, 米国用法, usually transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

   Synonyms: skedaddle; see also Thesaurus:move quickly

   He hightailed it toward town.

   I want you to hightail your butt out of there before they come back.

   • 2008, Dave Klein, The Game of Their Lives: The 1958 NFL Championship, page 217:

     When I saw he had scored, I just hightailed out of there, because all those people started running down on the field and that's a lot more dangerous than playing.

派生語

• hightail it