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 club hits playing over the speakers accompanied by an LED light show, Janine and Melissa spend two hours picking students up and dodging adults trying to hitch a ride.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The spacecraft will hitch a ride aboard Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission, a part of NASA's CLPS initiative.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
But plenty of key bills lawmakers were pushing for didn't hitch a ride, such as legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act and to authorize the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Pests and diseases can hitch a ride indoors when bringing plants in for the winter.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The spacecraft will hitch a ride aboard Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission, a part of NASA's CLPS initiative.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
But plenty of key bills lawmakers were pushing for didn't hitch a ride, such as legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act and to authorize the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Pests and diseases can hitch a ride indoors when bringing plants in for the winter.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Hitch a ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitch%20a%20ride. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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