take a hike

English

Etymology

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)

To go hiking.
(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

Translations

Swedish: stick (sv), pys (sv), dunsta (sv), försvinn (sv), sjappa (sv)

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