take a hike

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

take a hike (third-person singular simple present takes a hike, present participle taking a hike, simple past took a hike, past participle taken a hike)

1. To go hiking.
2. (idiomatic, often imperative) To go away; to leave or depart.

   I wish that pest would just take a hike.

Usage notes

• In North America, often used in the imperative mood to tell someone to go away.

Translations

go hiking

• Finnish: patikoida (fi)
• German: Wandern gehen
• Romanian: drumeți

go away — see go away,‎ get lost,‎ piss off,‎ fuck off