GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as thumb a ride (hitchhike; ask strangers for a car ride; put one's thumb in the air to ask others to drive one somewhere...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = Thumb A Ride" is for you to completely understand what thumb a ride means, and to feel confident using "thumb a ride" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression thumb a ride may include:
(1) A quick definition of thumb a ride.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of thumb a ride.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "thumb a ride".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of thumb a ride.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "thumb a ride" in conversation.

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