beat feet

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

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