ride on (something or someone)
phrasal verb
rode on (something or someone); riding on (something or someone); rides on (something or someone)
: to depend on (something or someone)
The future of the company rides on the success of this deal.
Our hopes are riding on you.
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Kids who get grumpy can warm up by the outdoor fireplaces with hot cocoa and waffles or go for a pedestrian ride on the gondola.
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Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Feb. 2025
Even better, anyone in the park can join the virtual line on the Universal Orlando app to get a chance to ride on a float and toss beads into the crowd.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Gabe Landeskog, for one last ride on two good knees.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
And although attendees can’t take a ride on them, there’s interactive fun inside Dalídom (Dalí’s geodesic dome with a mirrored interior) and a glass labyrinth paneled with images from Lichtenstein’s 1985 Perfect/Imperfect series.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Feb. 2025
Even better, anyone in the park can join the virtual line on the Universal Orlando app to get a chance to ride on a float and toss beads into the crowd.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Gabe Landeskog, for one last ride on two good knees.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
And although attendees can’t take a ride on them, there’s interactive fun inside Dalídom (Dalí’s geodesic dome with a mirrored interior) and a glass labyrinth paneled with images from Lichtenstein’s 1985 Perfect/Imperfect series.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ride on (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20on%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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