| 词组 | let ride |
| 释义 | Idiom let ridelet (something) ride to not take action to change something wrong or unpleasant.Don't panic about low sales. Let it ride for a while till we see if business picks up. let (something) ride1. To let the winnings from a previous wager stand as a new wager. He kept letting it ride until he won a ton of money and cashed out. 2. To choose not to take any action to correct or improve a particular situation or someone's actions or behavior. I've been meaning to paint the shed all summer, but I keep letting it ride. let something rideFig. to allow something to continue or remain as it is. It isn't the best plan, but we'll let it ride. I disagree with you, but I'll let it ride. let rideAlso, let slide. Allow something to be ignored or to take or continue in its natural course. For example, Bill disagreed with Mary's description, but he let it ride, or He had a way of letting things slide. The first term, alluding to things moving along as though they were riding a horse or vehicle, dates from the early 1900s; the variant, using slide in the sense of "pass by," dates from the late 1500s. Also see under let slip. |
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