let (something) ride
idiom
informal
: to allow (something) to go unnoticed : to ignore (something)
He made a rude remark, but I let it ride.
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Just three months ago Cruise announced a partnership with Uber that would have reportedly let ride hailers access its robotaxis through the Uber app in several cities next year.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Even after the generous grandparents did all of that, there would be over $3 million left over to let ride for future generations.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
But a couple of Game 2 plays that the officials let ride stood out.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2020
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Even after the generous grandparents did all of that, there would be over $3 million left over to let ride for future generations.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
But a couple of Game 2 plays that the officials let ride stood out.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2020
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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