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2021-09-17 09:09
Thumb a lift phrase
To go somewhere by getting free rides in other people’s cars or vehicles, by standing at the side of the road with one's thumb out hoping the passing cars to stop and pick one up.
I never stop to pick up those thumbing a lift because I'm afraid they may have malicious intentions.
If you travel by thumbing lifts, you can save up quite a lot for eating and buying things.
Someone stole all my belongings on my trip, so I had to thumb a lift home.
The verb "thumb" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase conjures up the image of the thumb gesture used to request a ride.
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