How to Pronounce "hotfoot it out of somewhere"
expression
HOT-foot it OWT uhv SUM-wair
HOT-foot it OWT ov SUM-wair
Definition
To leave a place very quickly, usually because you are in a hurry or want to avoid something unpleasant.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑtˌfʊt/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈsəmˌwɛɹ
British English
hˈɒtfʊt/ /ˈɪt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /sˈʌmweə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOT-foot it OWT uhv SUM-wair
UK
HOT-foot it OWT ov SUM-wair
Listen in Context
We had to hotfoot it out of somewhere when the alarm went off.
They saw the rain coming and hotfooted it out of somewhere before getting soaked.
After the dog started barking, the kids hotfooted it out of somewhere.
We realized we forgot to pay, so we had to hotfoot it out of the restaurant before anyone noticed.