take a hike
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Alternatively, if you want to walk off lunch, take a hike up Sugarloaf Mountain before having a final glass of wine at nearby Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Just three years after their most popular player leads them to the greatest moment in franchise history, they sigh and shrug and tell him to take a hike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
To stretch your legs and enjoy the rainforest up close, take a hike.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Telling Mom to take a hike is “so tough”; I don’t share your mystification.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023
I would, I figured, park at a likely looking spot, take a hike up into the hills, hike back to the car, drive on a way, and repeat the process.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
