take a hike

idiomatic phrase

variants or less commonly take a walk

Synonyms of take a hike next

informal

: to go away : leave

They paid Miss Beane to take a hike. She came back when the money ran out …—

Darryl Pinckney

Ewing's dissatisfaction with a sinking team and the absence of a person in the organization with whom he feels close would seem to make him all too willing to take a hike.—

Jack McCallum

"But after someone does her in, you'll swing into action. Then you'll be able to spare a dozen men." "Take a walk," Quirk said.—

Robert B. Parker

"I was lucky enough to get the job with the Cubs 20 years ago and I'm going to hang on to it until they tell me to go take a hike."—

Pat Hughes

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Belichick was also snapped solo taking a hike up a rocky hillside with a walking stick, as well as carrying a set of clubs along the Sankaty Head Golf Club in Massachusetts. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024 The pair take a hike and the trouble begins as a man tracks them during the journey. —

Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024 The deal marked a dramatic turn from just weeks earlier when Redstone told Ellison — and by extension, his tech-billionaire dad, Larry Ellison — as well as his private equity backers to take a hike. —

Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024 Volunteer to help remove invasive plants or plant trees and take a hike to look for wildflowers or birds. —

Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take a hike