let (something) ride

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Definition of let (something) ride

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 7 Aug. 2022.

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