take the fork

Frequency: 8.011.3 per million words

To choose a particular path at a fork in the road.

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Examples (10)

  • As you pass the farm, take the right fork of the track up the hill.
  • At the next junction, take the left fork toward the lake.
  • We took the middle fork by mistake and had to turn back.
  • If the path splits, take the signed fork to the village.
  • The trail app says to take the narrow fork after the old oak tree.
  • In winter, hikers usually take the lower fork to avoid ice.
  • Don’t miss the marker: take the first fork and keep climbing.
  • We should have taken the coastal fork; the views are better.
  • At dusk, the guide had us take the safer fork back to camp.
  • After the bridge, take the gravel fork on your right.