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.

Examples of along for the ride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That Baby Reindeer is able to get from its familiar premiere to this place of emotional honesty and profound insight, while bringing such a large audience along for the ride, is remarkable. —Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024

Gaskin doesn’t hesitate to trade her village home for a tropical paradise and brings a production company along for the ride. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024

Known to bring friends along for the ride, Cara Delevingne, Alana Haim, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman have all joined Swift in the suite. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024

With Chilli’s vocals overlapping with T-Boz’s deep voice during the chorus, the two also performed with the late Left Eye during the rap part, bringing the voice of the third member who died in a tragic accident in 2002 along for the ride. —Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024

Even the kids’ pals, Podcast (Logan Kim) and Lucky (Celeste O’Connor), are along for the ride , interning with original Ghostbusters Ray Stanz (Dan Aykroyd) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson). —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

Just be mindful of taking a teen along for the ride. —Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2024

Now similar treatments are being developed with actinium 225 along for the ride. —Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024

That’s a perfect experience for a group of six that includes two dedicated Star Wars fans and four others who are happy just to go along for the ride. —Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2024