hitch a ride
idiom
informal
: to get a ride in a passing vehicle
Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride with a passing truck.
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Pizza around the planet The Pizza Planet delivery truck made its debut in Toy Story when Woody and Buzz hitch a ride in the back seat.
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Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Wind distributes pollen for many plants, but others depend on animals to let pollen hitch a ride.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Most systemic herbicides are designed to hitch a ride on the perennial plant’s system of sending all its resources below ground for the winter.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
And sometimes, stones hitch a ride on top of these small makeshift vessels.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Wind distributes pollen for many plants, but others depend on animals to let pollen hitch a ride.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Most systemic herbicides are designed to hitch a ride on the perennial plant’s system of sending all its resources below ground for the winter.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
And sometimes, stones hitch a ride on top of these small makeshift vessels.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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