hit the trail

hit the trail

To leave. We better hit the trail before traffic gets even worse. Hit the trail—no one wants you here anyway!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit the trail

Inf. to leave. (As if one were hiking or riding a horse.) I have to hit the trail before sunset. Let's hit the trail. It's late.
See also: hit, trail
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hit the trail

tv. to leave. (As if one were riding a horse.) I have to hit the trail before sunset.
See also: hit, trail
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • hit the road
  • (I've) got to hit the road
  • (one) (had) better hit the road
  • hit the books
  • hit out for (some place)
  • hit it with (one)
  • hit it with someone
  • hit the hay
  • hit the sack
  • hit with (something)
References in periodicals archive
Practice using the brakes before you hit the trail.
Getting Fit On A Mountain Bike
Their compact size and ruggedness make them perfect for those times when you need to pack light and hit the trail.
Review of Turtles in Your Pocket: A Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles of the Upper Midwest
In Texas, is this the part where they'd say it was time for him to hit the trail?
Is Perry Texas Toast?
And with the event opening on half-term week, there's no better time to hit the trail!
Have a healthy half-term with Liverpool discovers
In 1962, The Searchers, who by now consisted of McNally, Chris Curtis, Mike Pender and Tony Jackson, hit the trail to Hamburg and the prestigious Star Club.
Sixties stars all set to sparkle again; Preview The Searchers Venues throughout Wales
Emley hit the trail for Wembley on Saturday when they are away to Runcorn Linnets in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup (3pm) buoyed by a 6-3 win in front of 105.
Super win for Emley
I had seen nothing along the way, and until we'd hit the trail, I was lost.
Trust
LIBERAL Democrat Assembly leader Mike German will hit the trail with Brecon and Radnorshire AM Kirsty Williams and Montgomeryshire AM Mick Bates in Mid Wales.
Labour's vote in 'meltdown'
Bush would hit the trail hard at this point, trying to salvage his party's control of Congress and, by extension, his last two years in office.
U.S. editorial excerpts
Rhonda Hart Poe's Trail Riding: Train, Prepare, Pack Up And Hit The Trail (1580175600, $19.95) covers all the basics of working with a trail horse; from checking a horse's reliability and habits to understanding what to carry, where to go, and how to prevent common problems.
Storey Publishing
Early next day the walkers were driven down to the next starting point near Thornbury on the shoreline of Georgian Bay, and the grandmothers and their helpers hit the trail again.
Walkers draw attention to water quality issues
Roe, who has been active in Republican politics for years, has sage advice for aspiring activists--those who campaign from their couch and computer and those who hit the trail.
And if that's not enough ..
Summer is an option as long as you hit the trail early, when the sun is low.
The Slickrock trail: so much for club sports. In Moab, Utah's mountain-biking mecca, CEOs come to 'shred.'
How often do you tell your staff to get in the water and do laps, or grab a bike and hit the trail? Or if you tell them to do so, do you follow up to be sure they are staying conditioned?
Building blocks to in-service aquatic training
The children were working with the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust as part of a "hit the trail" partnership.
Future is taking root