How to Pronounce "hotfoot it somewhere"
expression
HAHT-foot it SUM-wair
HOT-foot it SUM-wair
Definition
To go somewhere very quickly, usually on foot and often because you are in a hurry.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑtˌfʊt/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈsəmˌwɛɹ
British English
hˈɒtfʊt/ /ˈɪt/ /sˈʌmweə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAHT-foot it SUM-wair
UK
HOT-foot it SUM-wair
Listen in Context
We had to hotfoot it to school because we were late.
If you hotfoot it to the store, you might catch them before they close.
She saw the rain starting and hotfooted it home.
As soon as the bell rang, the students hotfooted it out of the classroom.