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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As the landscape of e-bike sales and use changes, retailers are along for the ride.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
Clients along for the ride include Johnny Depp, Shane Gillis and Halle Berry.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Deftones will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for their first arena tour in nearly a decade, bringing Interpol and Ecca Vandal along for the ride.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
Now Goldman Sachs and BDT & MSD are along for the ride.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
Clients along for the ride include Johnny Depp, Shane Gillis and Halle Berry.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Deftones will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for their first arena tour in nearly a decade, bringing Interpol and Ecca Vandal along for the ride.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
Now Goldman Sachs and BDT & MSD are along for the ride.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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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 1 Dec. 2025.
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