take the fork
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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.