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hotfoot it

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hotfoot it (off to) (somewhere)

to go somewhere as fast as possible. I've got to hotfoot it off to school. When they heard the police sirens, the thieves hotfooted home.

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hotfoot it

  (informal)

to walk or run quickly You'd better hotfoot it down to the video shop before it closes.

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hotfoot it

Go in haste, walk fast or run. For example, I'll have to hotfoot it to the airport if I'm to meet them. [Slang; c. 1900]

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