单词 | to bum one's way |
释义 | > as lemmasto bum one's way a. transitive. to bum one's way: to make one's way by hitch-hiking or riding a train or other form of public transport without paying a fare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > thumb (a lift) > make one's way by lifts to bum one's way1877 to hitch a lift1931 1877 Daily Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 1 June A couple of bummers who expected to bum their way through Colorado. 1883 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 1 Oct. A fellow..tried to bum his way on the steamer. 1886 Semi-Weekly Age (Coshocton, Ohio) 23 Aug. 4/3 Bum his way to Killbuck on the construction train. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby vii. 154 He was probably bumming his way home. 2011 Buffalo News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 26 Sept. b1 Our first ride took us to Reno..Eventually we bummed our way to Salt Lake City. < as lemmas |
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