ride

for the ride for pleasure or interest, rather than any serious purpose.

2013Daily Telegraph My mother Elizabeth, an anthropologist, went along for the ride but became absorbed by Tonga's intricate feudal system.

a free ride: seefree.

let something ride take no immediate action over something.

- rides again used to indicate that someone or something has reappeared, especially unexpectedly and with new vigour.

☞ The expression arose from a title formula used in Westerns, most notably the 1939 US film Destry Rides Again.

1941Pleasures of Publishing Our good friend Helen Bower of the Detroit Free Press sends us a circular which…is headed, 'Blackstone Rides Again', and is an announcement for a new edition of Blackstone's Commentaries.

ride for a fall act in a reckless or arrogant way that invites defeat or failure. informal

☞ This phrase originated as a late 19th-century horse-riding expression, meaning to ride a horse, especially in the hunting field, in such a way as to make an accident likely.

ride herd on keep watch over.

☞ Literally, this North American expression means 'guard or control a herd of cattle by riding round its edge'.

1999Coloradoan (Fort Collins) That, in turn, would detract from his ability to ride herd on Washington special interests, allowing deficits to grow like mushrooms under a rotten log.

ride high be successful.

ride the lightning be executed in the electric chair. US informal

ride your luck: seeluck.

ride off into the sunset achieve a happy conclusion to something.

☞ In the closing scenes of westerns, the characters are often seen riding off into the sunset after everything has been resolved satisfactorily.

ride on someone's coat-tails: seecoat-tail.

ride the pine (or bench) (of an athlete) not participate in a game or event, typically because of poor form. North American informal

ride the rails travel by rail, especially without a ticket. North American

ride roughshod over: seeroughshod.

ride shotgun

1 travel as a guard in the seat next to the driver of a vehicle.

2 ride in the passenger seat of a vehicle.

3 act as a protector. chiefly North American

ride a tiger: seetiger.

roller-coaster ride: seeroller-coaster.

a rough (or easy) ride a difficult (or easy) time doing something.

take someone for a ride deceive or cheat someone. informal