beat feet

verb

To run.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person beats feet · participle present beating feet · participle past beaten feet

  1. idiomaticinformalTo run.
  2. idiomaticinformalTo flee.

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

    2002, Nelson DeMille, Plum Island, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fleegethightail itskedaddle
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APA

beat feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20feet

MLA

“beat feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20feet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat feet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20feet.

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