make\ haste

make\ haste
v. phr.
To move fast; hurry. - Rarely used in speaking.

The dog wriggled into one end of the hollow log, and the rabbit made haste to get out the other end.

Mary saw that she had hurt Jane's feelings, and made haste to say she was sorry.

Compare: make tracks

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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