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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “leave by feet”.
Verb
salir por patas (first-person singular present salgo por patas, first-person singular preterite salí por patas, past participle salido por patas)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) to scram; to run off.
- Synonyms: ir por patas, irse por patas
2014, Yazmin Jalil, Como anillo al dedo:¿Qué sucede después del sexo?<be>Muchas me dirán que los hombres salen por patas, pues ya consiguieron su objetivo- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2021, Eduardo Casas Herrer, Madrid 2030, Grupo de Homicidios:Luego llegó alguien de fuera, puede que colegas de los primeros saqueadores y, al ver la escena, la emprendieron a tiros con todo y salieron por patas.- Then someone from outside arrived, perhaps acquaintances of the first looters, and on seeing the scene, they shot up the place and scrammed off.