ride on (something or someone)
phrasal verb
rode on (something or someone); riding on (something or someone); rides on (something or someone)
: to depend on (something or someone)
The future of the company rides on the success of this deal.
Our hopes are riding on you.
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In the And Just Like That… premiere in 2021, Carrie and Mr. Big are in wedded bliss, only for their happiness to come to an abrupt halt when Big suffers a fatal heart attack after a 45-minute ride on his at-home Peloton bike.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 7 June 2025
Colin Tuftedal and courtesy runner Justin Pold were along for the ride on that single, while Barkho went 6 2/3 innings in pitching the win.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This coordinated reaction suggests the hungry nematodes may be joining together to easily hitch a ride on larger animals such as insects that transport them to (not so) greener pastures with more rotten fruit to feast on, Perez said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
This ride on the Trump tariff roller-coaster wasn’t the first, and nowhere near the most violent.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 7 June 2025
Colin Tuftedal and courtesy runner Justin Pold were along for the ride on that single, while Barkho went 6 2/3 innings in pitching the win.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This coordinated reaction suggests the hungry nematodes may be joining together to easily hitch a ride on larger animals such as insects that transport them to (not so) greener pastures with more rotten fruit to feast on, Perez said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
This ride on the Trump tariff roller-coaster wasn’t the first, and nowhere near the most violent.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ride on (something or someone)
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“Ride on (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20on%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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