along for the ride
idiom
informal
: doing something with other people without being seriously involved in it or having a serious interest in it
He wasn't interested in buying anything; he was just along for the ride.
He just came/went along for the ride.
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Benito Skinner and Saweetie are also along for the ride.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Taken in Madagascar at the end of the dry season, the courageous lemur risks a harrowing jump from a towering cliff to another -- carrying her baby along for the ride.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
More Getty Images Davis won here in both 2021 and 2024, and has brought his wife along for the ride this week.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Spielberg puts his own spin on the H.G. Wells invasion classic with Tom Cruise along for the ride, with mediocre results.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Taken in Madagascar at the end of the dry season, the courageous lemur risks a harrowing jump from a towering cliff to another -- carrying her baby along for the ride.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
More Getty Images Davis won here in both 2021 and 2024, and has brought his wife along for the ride this week.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Spielberg puts his own spin on the H.G. Wells invasion classic with Tom Cruise along for the ride, with mediocre results.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for along for the ride
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“Along for the ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20for%20the%20ride. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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