grab a cab

Meaning

This is an informal way of saying to catch, hail, or take a taxi. It is commonly used in cities when you need quick transportation and want to suggest getting a taxi immediately.

Examples

• It's starting to pour, so let's grab a cab to the museum.

  It's starting to pour, so let's grab a cab to the museum.

• We can just grab a cab outside the train station.

  We can just grab a cab outside the train station.

• I'm running late for my flight; I need to go out and grab a cab.

  I'm running late for my flight; I need to go out and grab a cab.

• Instead of walking in the dark, we decided to grab a cab back to our hotel.

  Instead of walking in the dark, we decided to grab a cab back to our hotel.

• Can you help me grab a cab? My phone battery is completely dead.

  Can you help me grab a cab? My phone battery is completely dead.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's take grab a cab.

  ✓ Let's grab a cab.

  'Grab' is the action verb here, so you do not need the verb 'take' before it.

• ✗ I will grab cab to the airport.

  ✓ I will grab a cab to the airport.

  'Cab' is a singular countable noun and needs the indefinite article 'a'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If we miss the last bus, we will have to ___.

  💡 Take a taxi

  Show answer

  grab a cab

• Let's ___ instead of walking in this heavy rain.

  💡 Catch a taxi quickly

  Show answer

  grab a cab