Catch Word #257 Hightail it out of there

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 10:23 p.m.

b'What is your favourite way to say, \\u201cI have to leave now, and fast\\u201d? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy explain two common English expression that mean to leave quickly: duck out and hightail it out of there.\\n\\nThe Culips Catch Word series explains idioms, phrasal verbs, and expressions used in everyday life. Today\\u2019s audio lesson is designed to help you improve your English listening and speaking skills while also giving you new, fun ways to say that you\\u2019re leaving.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFun facts\\nIn 2003, archeologists in Australia\\u2019s Mungo National Park discovered footprint fossils left behind by an Aboriginal hunter over 20,000 years ago. The archeologists estimate that these ancient hunters were running at or over 37 kilometres per hour. That\\u2019s faster than the current Olympic sprinters!\\n\\n\\n\\nExpressions included in the study guide\\n\\n\\n\\n \\tDuck out\\n \\tHightail it out of there\\n \\tDo [one\\u2019s] business\\n \\tBolt\\n \\tWorst nightmare\\n \\tMake [one\\u2019s] heart race\\n\\n\\n\\nCopyright: Culips.com\\nFor more information about this episode, visit culips.com.\\nMusic Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar\\nPhoto Credit: Mitchell Orr (Unsplash.com)'