let (something) ride

phrase

informal
: to allow (something) to go unnoticed : to ignore (something)
He made a rude remark, but I let it ride.

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“Let (something) ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20%28something%29%20ride. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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