hoof it
idiom
informal
: to move or travel on foot : to walk or run
We quickly hoofed it down to the subway station.
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As usual, Tiffin doesn't slap an MSRP on this one without requiring some legwork from interested parties (i.e. print out your configuration of choice and hoof it to the dealership).
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
And for quick and easy hair removal without having to hoof it to the waxer, try Smoothskin’s IPL hair remover.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s novelty but not much else with this musical about two vaudevillian sisters who hoof it to Broadway and find showtunes, out-of-nowhere story interludes that don’t fit and a ton of romantic malarkey.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
That’s a feature greatly appreciated by someone such as me, who aside from lacking staff, chooses to hoof it over Ubering at every opportunity.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
The horse had planned its journey but got colt feet and decided to hoof it.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to dropping a new version of the song from the BTS singer’s debut solo album, Golden, on Friday, on Sunday (Dec. 3) the pair hit a dance studio to hoof it to one of Usher’s biggest hits.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
The trio then unveil a mad scientist’s laboratory, as dancers wearing clinical-white mesh crop-tops and hot pants enthusiastically gyrate, thrust and hoof it.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
Visitors must hoof it more than half a mile uphill along a winding road, cumbersome beach gear in tow.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
And for quick and easy hair removal without having to hoof it to the waxer, try Smoothskin’s IPL hair remover.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s novelty but not much else with this musical about two vaudevillian sisters who hoof it to Broadway and find showtunes, out-of-nowhere story interludes that don’t fit and a ton of romantic malarkey.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
That’s a feature greatly appreciated by someone such as me, who aside from lacking staff, chooses to hoof it over Ubering at every opportunity.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
The horse had planned its journey but got colt feet and decided to hoof it.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to dropping a new version of the song from the BTS singer’s debut solo album, Golden, on Friday, on Sunday (Dec. 3) the pair hit a dance studio to hoof it to one of Usher’s biggest hits.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
The trio then unveil a mad scientist’s laboratory, as dancers wearing clinical-white mesh crop-tops and hot pants enthusiastically gyrate, thrust and hoof it.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
Visitors must hoof it more than half a mile uphill along a winding road, cumbersome beach gear in tow.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
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“Hoof it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoof%20it. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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