haul tail
Sprint away quickly
Haul tail means to move quickly, to hurry or rush somewhere with urgency.
It's a euphemistic variant of haul ass, substituting the milder "tail" for the vulgar term: We need to haul tail if we're going to make that flight.
The image is of dragging one's rear end along at speed.
- vamooseDepart hastily
- get out of DodgeUrgently leave a dangerous situation
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- skedaddleDepart hastily, often fearfully
- raceCompetition of speed
flee · run for it · book it · dash · make tracks · beat feet · zoom · scram · clear out · beat it · hightail · sprint · hustle · peel out · dart · burn rubber · leg it · hit the road