took a hike
Left on foot
Took a hike is the past tense of take a hike, which means to leave or go away.
The literal sense—going for a walk in nature—exists but is less common than the dismissive command: I told him to take a hike.
When someone took a hike, they departed, often after being told to leave or after giving up on something: She finally took a hike after realizing he wasn't going to change.
- hit the trailBegin traveling or leave
- stepFoot movement forward
- escapedGot away from confinement
- scrammedLeft abruptly, slang
- trailPath through wilderness
cleared out · skedaddled · discover · explore · hit the road · vanished · trekked · vamoosed · absconded · beat it · bugged out · got out of Dodge · path · went for a walk · fled · strolled · journey · bolted
took a hikestayed put
Continued in place
remained · stuck around · stayed · lingered · hung around
took a hikecame in
Entered a space
stuck around · stayed put · made oneself at home · joined in · showed up
took a hikesat around
Remained idle somewhere
lounged · vegged out · lazed about · rested · bummed around
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