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take a hike

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  1. Go hiking; also, go away. For example, We asked Jim to take a hike with us but he didn't want to, or I've had enough of you—take a hike! The latter usage is a slangy imperative. Also see take a walk.


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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

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

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

And the Biden administration, in turn, told the WTO — in startlingly blunt language — to take a hike.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 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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