footing
Example Sentences
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Not a chance, so I think I’ll settle for hotfooting it to the nearest bookshop for the next Mick Herron.
From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2018
“Lenox Avenue Breakdown” featured tuba, electric bass, flute and assorted percussion and consisted of four giddy, hotfooting originals that opened up into extended improvisations.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2017
Then he started hotfooting it back toward the road and his old Volkswagen van.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2014
Much more popular around the office though.P45 rating: **** Drag Racing: Sadly, no 15st blokes hotfooting it on heels here.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2009
“We’ll be driving when everyone else is hotfooting it. We’ll even make a run down to Utah, to fetch Tyler.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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