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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What happens is, the virus can multiply and hitch a ride to other organs in your body if your immune system doesn’t tame it in due time.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The researchers behind the brain plastics study think the tiny shards of plastic hitch a ride on fat molecules to get inside brain cells.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
But, no one was really wanting to hitch a ride with this old cowboy.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
One of the cubs then climbs onto mom’s back to hitch a ride.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The researchers behind the brain plastics study think the tiny shards of plastic hitch a ride on fat molecules to get inside brain cells.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
But, no one was really wanting to hitch a ride with this old cowboy.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
One of the cubs then climbs onto mom’s back to hitch a ride.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Hitch a ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitch%20a%20ride. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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