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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Cady Stanton: One provision that wasn't able to hitch a ride on this bill is a tax agreement with Taiwan, which had previously passed the House but not made it through the Senate.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Trump's sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., caught a ride on Air Force One when Trump flew to Aberdeen with Starmer.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 July 2025
In a precarious spot, the success of Borderlands 4 will ride on regaining some of its old magic.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 July 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Trump's sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., caught a ride on Air Force One when Trump flew to Aberdeen with Starmer.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 July 2025
In a precarious spot, the success of Borderlands 4 will ride on regaining some of its old magic.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 July 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 3 Aug. 2025.
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