salir por pies
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salir por pies(
sah
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leer
pohr
pyehs
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to leave in a hurry)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Cuando vieron llegar a la policía, los ladrones salieron por pies.When they saw the police arriving, the robbers took to their heels.
b. to leg it (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tendremos que salir por pies si no queremos perder el tren.We'll have to leg it if we don't want to miss the train.
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