hotfoot it
Beat a retreat
Hotfoot it means to move quickly or hurry somewhere, typically on foot.
The expression suggests urgency or haste, as if one's feet were literally hot and needed to keep moving.
We'd better hotfoot it to the station or we'll miss the train.
It's informal and often appears in contexts where someone needs to leave promptly or rush to a destination.
Threaded rod for nuts
- skedaddleDepart hastily, often fearfully
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- escapeFlight from captivity
- evadeEscape by cunning
elude · take off · make tracks · beat it · scram · vamoose · hightail · run away
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
evade · elude · take off · make tracks · beat it · scram · vamoose · hightail · run away · get away
rush
Quick sudden movement
hasten · scurry · scamper · race · tear · zip · zoom · barrel · charge · scramble
rush
Quick sudden movement
crunch · deadline · emergency · time-sensitive · last-minute · frantic · desperate · immediate · critical · pressing