hitch a lift

phrase

chiefly British, informal

: to get a ride in a passing vehicle

Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a lift with a passing truck.

Examples of hitch a lift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To learn more about the process, DASSAI MOON will hitch a lift on October 21 aboard JAXA's first HTV-X cargo resupply vehicle to the ISS. — David Szondy october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025

The days when American astronauts have to hitch a lift with the Russians should be over. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 July 2021

Coincidentally, Waerner's friends had connections with the plane's now owner and, with help from his sponsor, he's managed to hitch a lift home on June 2. — Ben Church, CNN, 2 June 2020

Wherever humans go, seeds hitch a lift on our clothes and belongings. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2012

Rhymes for hitch a lift

• adrift
• airlift
• facelift
• festschrift
• forklift
• gearshift
• makeshift
• redshift
• sealift
• snowdrift
• spendthrift
• clift