thumb a lift

To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's thumb in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer thumbing lifts along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to thumb a life home.

thumb/hitch a ˈlift

stand by the side of the road with your thumb out because you want a driver to stop and take you somewhere: We tried to hitch a lift, but nobody stopped to pick us up.

See also: hitch, lift, thumb

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

thumb a ride
thumb/hitch a lift
hitch a lift
hitch a ride
hail a taxi
have a green thumb
bite (one's) thumb at
green thumb
thanks for the lift
walk across

References in periodicals archive

A Central Motorway Policing Group spokeswoman said: "This guy was just trying to thumb a lift to Liverpool and we advised him via an interpreter.

Hitching a ride in middle of M6 MOTORWAY!

A poll of 16,850 AA members showed that numbers who ignore travellers trying to thumb a lift has risen from 75 per cent to 91 per cent in two years, reports the Daily Express.

It's end of the road for hitchhiking

It went on all night and the girls decided to thumb a lift home the next morning.

OAP CHARGED WITH 40-YEAR-OLD MURDER; Video link to court

She decided to try to hitch but was ignored for 40 minutes as she stood by the roadside trying to thumb a lift in her wedding dress.

40-minute hitch..then here thumbs the bride

词组	thumb a lift
释义	thumb a lift thumb a lift To hitchhike. (Done by putting one's thumb in the air in order to signal passing cars that one is looking for a ride.) I spent the summer thumbing lifts along the west coast. We didn't have any money for a taxi, so we had to thumb a life home. See also: lift, thumb Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. thumb/hitch a ˈlift stand by the side of the road with your thumb out because you want a driver to stop and take you somewhere: We tried to hitch a lift, but nobody stopped to pick us up. See also: hitch, lift, thumb Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: thumb a ride thumb/hitch a lift hitch a lift hitch a ride hail a taxi have a green thumb bite (one's) thumb at green thumb thanks for the lift walk across References in periodicals archive A Central Motorway Policing Group spokeswoman said: "This guy was just trying to thumb a lift to Liverpool and we advised him via an interpreter. Hitching a ride in middle of M6 MOTORWAY! A poll of 16,850 AA members showed that numbers who ignore travellers trying to thumb a lift has risen from 75 per cent to 91 per cent in two years, reports the Daily Express. It's end of the road for hitchhiking It went on all night and the girls decided to thumb a lift home the next morning. OAP CHARGED WITH 40-YEAR-OLD MURDER; Video link to court She decided to try to hitch but was ignored for 40 minutes as she stood by the roadside trying to thumb a lift in her wedding dress. 40-minute hitch..then here thumbs the bride
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