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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With news that the President may soon accept a four-hundred-million-dollar jet from Qatar (definitely not a Trojan horse!), revisit this classic Shouts & Murmurs on the kinds of people who might want to hitch a ride on Trump’s plane.
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Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
But the comedian managed to hitch a ride up with a news crew that had recognized him.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The jaunt up the road to the village can be a steep one, so stick to the shade or hitch a ride from a friendly local in one of the handful of cars on the island.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
If your cat or dog is outside and not wearing a flea protection product, fleas hitch a ride indoors with them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
But the comedian managed to hitch a ride up with a news crew that had recognized him.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The jaunt up the road to the village can be a steep one, so stick to the shade or hitch a ride from a friendly local in one of the handful of cars on the island.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
If your cat or dog is outside and not wearing a flea protection product, fleas hitch a ride indoors with them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hitch a ride
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“Hitch a ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitch%20a%20ride. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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