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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The astronauts themselves will be aboard an Orion capsule that will hitch a ride out of Earth's atmosphere atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket, built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
If your cat or dog is outdoors and unprotected, fleas hitch a ride and come indoors with them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
If your cat or dog is outdoors and unprotected, fleas hitch a ride and come indoors with them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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“Hitch a ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitch%20a%20ride. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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