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hightail it out of
hightail it out of (somewhere)
Rur. to run or ride a horse away from somewhere fast; to leave in a hurry. (Typically heard in western movies.) Here comes the sheriff. We'd better hightail it out of here. Look at that guy go. He really hightailed it out of town.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| JØRn | | - | Danish, Norwegian |
| TÜLay | | tuy-LIE | Turkish |
| Prisca | | PRIS-kə (English) | Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin |
| Luther | | LOO-thər | English |
| Gervas | | - | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Torsten | | TOSH-ten (Swedish), TAWR-sten (German) | Swedish, Danish, German |