book it
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/book-it
IDIOM
Slang.
to move quickly; hurry.
We had to book it to the other terminal to make our flight, which we barely did.to flee at top speed, as to avoid being discovered or caught by someone.
The cops are coming—book it!
book
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/book
VERB (used without object)
3. Slang.
b. to leave; depart
I'm bored with this party, let's book.
https://youtu.be/awSW2nH52RM
一則電視新聞報導。一個偷車賊在逃跑中撞上另一輛車，然後......
... Murphy, for some reason, crashed into another car and tried to book it.
我第一次在一本小說上讀到 book 這用法時印象很深，因為沒想到 book 居然還有這意思。原句子大概是"... he booked to the kitchen"。昨晚在看新聞時突然聽到這"... book it"就又特別留意了一下。
