catch a ride
Get a lift
To catch a ride is to get transportation from someone else, typically by asking for a lift rather than driving yourself or taking public transit: Can I catch a ride with you to the airport?
The phrase implies informal arrangement rather than hired service—hitchhiking, carpooling, or simply asking a friend who's headed the same direction.
- hitchhikeSolicit rides from strangers
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- thumbShort opposable digit
- getObtain or become
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
passenger · rideshare · pick-up · request · traveler · shuttle · commuter · road trip · offer · ask · transportation · taxi · transient · agree · bus · roadside · gas money · drop off