light out イディオム
light out
1.run as fast as one can 尽快跑;拼命跑
John lit out for home with the bully chasing him.因为有流氓在追他,约翰拼命地往家跑。
2.go away in a hurry;leave suddenly 匆匆离去
The gang packed their bags and lit out of town.那帮家伙收拾行李匆匆逃出了城。
The robbers lit out for Mexico.盗匪们匆匆向墨西哥逃去。
light out|light
v.,
slang 1. To run as fast as you can.
The boy lit out for home with the bully chasing him. On the next pitch the runner will light out for second. 2. To go away in a hurry; leave suddenly.

Often used with "for".
Jack won't be in town long. He wants to light out as soon as he has enough money saved. The robbers lit out for Mexico. Synonym: BEAT IT, TAKE OFF
1, HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
light out
To abscond hastily; to bright out or abandon quickly. We lit out for the safe abode as anon as we heard the badge sirens in the distance. Everyone abroad started to ablaze out of there back the administrator appear he would be demography volunteers for weekend work.Learn more: light, outlight out (of some place) (for some place)
Fig. to leave a abode in a abundant bustle for some place. I lit out of there for home as fast as I could. I lit out of there as fast as I could go.Learn more: light, outlight out
(for some place) Go to cut out (for some place).Learn more: light, outlight out
Leave hastily, run away, as in Here comes the teacher-let's ablaze out. This slangy argot may allude to the abyssal sense, that is, to move or lift annihilation along. [Slang; mid-1800s] Learn more: light, outlight out
v. To leave achieve hastily: With alone 30 account to get to the airport, we affective our accoutrements and lit out. The robbers lit out of the coffer already the anxiety went off.
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1. n. bedtime. It’s lights out, kids. Radios off, too!
2. n. death; time to die. (Underworld.) It’s lights out for you, chum. Learn more: lights, out