hotfoot

hotfoot
1. adverb
stehenden Fußes
2. transitive verb

hotfoot it — sich hastig davonmachen

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adverb (in a great hurry: He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.) schleunigst
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ˈhot·foot
I. adv inv eilig
to run/rush \hotfoot schleunigst rennen/eilen
II. vt (fam)
to \hotfoot it home/down the street schnell nach Hause/die Straße hinunterrennen
to \hotfoot it to the shops schnell einkaufen gehen
III. vi eilen
you'd better \hotfoot home before it gets dark du machst besser, dass du nach Hause kommst, bevor es dunkel wird fam
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hotfoot umg
A adv schleunigst, schnell
B v/i rennen
C v/t:
hotfoot it B
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1. adverb
stehenden Fußes
2. transitive verb

hotfoot it — sich hastig davonmachen

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adj.
eilends adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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