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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From cycling the gorgeous Lake Dunstan Trail to taking a ride on the TSS Earnslaw, a 1912 Edwardian twin screw streamer that carries passenger down Lake Wakatipu.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, a research institute that favors restraint in foreign policy, said Europe had, indeed, gotten a free ride on American military power.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Shatner became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 at 90 when he was invited to ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
If your feet need a break, just catch a ride on a streetcar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, a research institute that favors restraint in foreign policy, said Europe had, indeed, gotten a free ride on American military power.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Shatner became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 at 90 when he was invited to ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
If your feet need a break, just catch a ride on a streetcar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride on (something or someone)
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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 4 Apr. 2025.
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