beat feet

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Verb

beat feet (third-person singular simple present beats feet, present participle beating feet, simple past beat feet, past participle beaten feet or (colloquial) beat feet)

1. (idiomatic) To run.
2. (idiomatic) To flee.
   • 2002, Nelson DeMille, Plum Island, page 12:

     A druggie would grab the pricey electronics and such, and beat feet.