hightail it
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
{run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
{take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
away}]