He gave it away, unintentional or not that he wanted to escape. Hightailing it means running away. Comes from deer hunting, when a whitetail raises its tail and hauls ass. Saying an animal high tailed it indicated it ran when it found the hunter out amd was now alert to our presence. U usually let that animal be or he run you for Mile's.
He gave it away, unintentional or not that he wanted to escape. Hightailing it means running away. Comes from deer hunting, when a whitetail raises its tail and hauls ass. Saying an animal high tailed it indicated it ran when it found the hunter out amd was now alert to our presence. U usually let that animal be or he run you for Mile's.
Did the hunter just become the hunted?
Most people use colloquialisms without any idea of their original source meaning.
Just sayin’
They usually understand the underlying meaning. I always got the jist before I understood the deer thing was the origin
Your moms calling u better hightail it outta here before she finds you and whoops your ass. That meant escape.