Have a hitch in one's gitalong phrase
To walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured or stiff, either temporarily or permanently.
Sorry, I'm unable to play football now because I am having a hitch in my gitalong.
Having had a hitch in his gitalong, he was unable to join the match.
If I hadn't undergone that knee operation, I would still have a hitch in my gitalong now.
The verb "have" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase is associated with lingo from the Old West (the unorganized territories west of the Mississippi River from 1803 to 1890) and especially the cowboy cattle trail culture of rural Texas.