hightails (it) (Meaning)

hightails (it)

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As the thunder roared overhead, the frightened squirrel hightailed it up the nearest tree.
When the police siren wailed, the reckless driver hightailed it down the highway.
The cat hightailed it out the door when the dog came barking in.
The thief hightailed it away with the stolen goods before anyone could catch him.
The students hightailed it to the library at the sound of the final bell.
The firefighters hightailed it to the scene of the blaze as soon as the alarm was raised.
The injured bird hightailed it off the branch and into the safety of the bushes.
The protestors hightailed it away from the riot police as the tear gas was released.
The terrified child hightailed it into the waiting arms of their parents.
The exhausted hikers hightailed it back to their campsite before nightfall.

beats a retreat, escapes, runs off, flies, runs away, beats it,flees, retreats, runs, bolts

confronts, remains, defies, hangs around, dares, faces, beards,braves, dwells, lingers

As the thunder roared overhead, the frightened squirrel hightailed it up the nearest tree.

When the police siren wailed, the reckless driver hightailed it down the highway.

The cat hightailed it out the door when the dog came barking in.

The thief hightailed it away with the stolen goods before anyone could catch him.