pegged it
Ran away quickly
Pegged it is British and Australian slang meaning to run away quickly, usually to escape something: We pegged it when the security guard showed up.
It can also mean to die: The old cat finally pegged it last week.
The running sense suggests legs moving like pegs; the death sense may relate to pegging out in cribbage, where finishing the game means you're done.
- diedCeased to live
- passed awayDied, said gently
- snuffed itSlang for dying
- popped offDeparted suddenly or exploded
- expiredNo longer in effect
skedaddle · scarper · perish · exit · croak · kick the bucket · bit the dust · gave up the ghost · leave · meet one's maker · succumb · depart · leg it · breathe one's last · sprint · dash · bugger off · scurry
pegged itsurvived
Remained alive through hardship
lived · pulled through · made it · recovered · came back
pegged itgot it wrong
missed the mark · misjudged · misread · miscalculated · whiffed