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Meanings of thumb a lift in anglès

To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road.

Sinònims
Examples for "thumb"
Examples for "thumb"
1
Different this time: left thumb to right toe, right thumb to left.
Into the Water
2
Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
Outlander
3
I think the rule of thumb is to wait for 10 years.
The Guardian
4
The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
The South African
5
Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given...
1
How'd it go today? He hoped it had gone without a hitch.
Fine things
2
Without a hitch, the pair announced the winner: The Shape of Water.
News.com.au
3
The second went just as smoothly, and the third without a hitch.
House of Steel
4
Everybody knew his job well, and everything went forward without a hitch.
Spiral
5
As it happened, our eight-day mission didn't come off without a hitch.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
1
On my days off, I used to hitchhike all over New England.
Reuters
2
However, the hitchhike back to San Fabian was less of a success.
Climbing Magazine
3
Picked him up trying to hitchhike on the on-ramp to Route 10.
Two Truths and a Lie
4
How are we going to get there-orwere we planning to hitchhike?
The iron king
5
A thumb that could hitchhike, twirl spaghetti, play trumpet, write a sonnet.
Bare Bones
1
At a price, it can hitch a ride on another country's rocket.
BBC
2
She's trying to hitch a ride home in the dead of night.
The South African
3
I just didn't feel muchlike walking or trying to hitch a ride.
The Outsiders
4
We can hike out on it or maybe even hitch a ride.
Down river
5
And I guess I'll hitch a ride to San Francisco from there.
Fine things
1
I'll thumb a ride to town with you, if I may.
On the Beach
2
He seldom attempted to thumb a ride.
Breathless
3
He could simply check out of the inn, walk up to the main highway, and thumb a ride north.
Cry for the strangers
4
He tried thumbing a ride from a couple in a pickup, but no luck.
Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
5
" Thumbed a ride on the Heart of Gold." I spoke without thinking.
206 Bones
Usage of thumb a lift in anglès
1
They won't leave a king on the side of a highway trying to thumb a lift to the FNB Stadium.
The Guardian
2
Some hours later he was seen again thumbing a lift at Killenena, Gort
The Irish Times
3
Or thumbing a lift.
Sister Mine
4
Reuben Jones left his home in Moynoe, Scarriff at 2pm yesterday and was seen thumbing a lift on the Scarrif-to-Feakle Road.
The Irish Times