english
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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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]
American Heritage Idioms