take a hike
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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
If you want to get up close and personal with blankets of goldfields, Canterbury bells, filaree and other native plants, your best bet is to take a hike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2023
To stretch your legs and enjoy the rainforest up close, take a hike.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
During protests in Berkeley, California, in 2017, when right-wing protesters clashed with anti-fascist groups, he said he told white nationalists to "take a hike".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
"I'm not sore. Senlis is a good place and we can stay at the Grand Cerf and take a hike in the woods and come home."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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