How to Pronounce "hightail it out of somewhere"
expression
HY-tail it OWT uhv SUM-wehr
HY-tail it OWT ov SUM-weh
Definition
To leave a place very quickly, usually because you are frightened or want to avoid trouble.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhaɪ.teɪl/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈsəmˌwɛɹ
British English
hˈaɪteɪl/ /ˈɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /sˈʌmweə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HY-tail it OWT uhv SUM-wehr
UK
HY-tail it OWT ov SUM-weh
Listen in Context
As soon as the fire alarm rang, everyone hightailed it out of the building.
When they saw the police, the teenagers hightailed it out of the park.
The dog started barking, so the cat hightailed it out of the yard.
We heard a weird noise outside and decided to hightail it out of there just in case.