Man, it's time we made tracks!
The boys made tracks for home when it began to get dark.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
make tracks — To leave a place to go somewhere. Referring to the tracks one would make in the snow or mud in the course of a journey … The small dictionary of idiomes
make tracks — ► make tracks (for) informal leave (for a place). Main Entry: ↑track … English terms dictionary
make tracks — phrasal 1. : to proceed at a walk or run 2. : to go in a hurry : run away : flee * * * make tracks (informal) 1. To make off 2. To go quickly • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make tracks — tv. to move out of a place fast. □ I gotta make tracks home now. □ Let’s make tracks. We gotta hit Adamsville before noon … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
make tracks — to escape or leave in a hurry Most of those about whom this phrase is used are anxious not to make tracks which others might follow: I shouldn t be surprised if he s made tracks. (Sayers, 1937) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
make tracks — verb a) To leave or depart; to go away. I had better make tracks now, since my plane leaves soon. b) To leave in a hurry … Wiktionary
make tracks — vp To leave. When are you going to make tracks? 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
make tracks — hurry, move quickly, vamoose We better make tracks or we ll be late for dinner … English idioms
make tracks — Verb. To begin a journey. E.g. OK, it s 8.30 and we ve got to get to London by midday, let s make tracks … English slang and colloquialisms
make tracks — informal to leave a place It s getting late – I think we d better make tracks … English dictionary
make tracks (for) — informal leave (for a place). → track … English new terms dictionary
