Collocations for "ride"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ride" in context.
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ride
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- ride (on) a [horse, elephant, camel]
- ride to [work, your house, school]
- ride in your [car, truck]
- ride in the [back, front seat]
- ride through the [rain, snow]
- ride back [home, to town]
- ride around [town, downtown]
- ride around with your friends
- riding with my [parents, friends]
- ride away from
- rode up in a [convertible, truck, limo]
- ride up to [work]
- ride a [bike, motorbike, motorcycle, horse, scooter]
- riding [sidesaddle, pillion]
- US: riding shotgun
- US: ride the [bus, train, subway] (to)
- ride the wave
- (just have to) ride it out
- ride the [attacks, onslaughts, insults]
- ride high on life
- ride out [west, east]
- ride on the [fortune, success] of
- her [hopes, plans, ambitions] are riding on [it, the result, the decision]
- hopes are riding high [for, that]
- [skirt, dress, top] is riding up (at the back)
- [skirt] [is, was, keeps] riding up
- a [bike, motorbike, motorcycle, car] ride
- take the [bike] out for a ride
- can I take the [bike, car] for a ride?
- go for a ride on your [bike]
- go for a ride in the car
- a [long, short, quick, fast, slow] ride
- can you give me a ride?
- do you need a ride?
- go for a [quick] ride (to)
- a ride with the roof [up, down, off]
- my ride is [here, outside, waiting]
- a [Sunday, morning, night] ride
- a [rollercoaster, fairground, theme park, amusement park] ride
- a [thrilling, lame, scary, great, fantastic] ride
- go on a [fast] ride
- are in for a [bumpy, rough] ride
- the ride [takes, lasts] two minutes
- the [con men, swindlers] took them for a ride
- the [lodger, teenager] thinks he's on a free ride
- slang: I had my ride pimped
'ride' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Asian
- afraid
- air
- arrange
- bank
- barren
- bicycle
- bike
- boat
- bumper
- bumpy
- bus
- cable
- camel
- car
- carriage
- catch
- coaster
- cockpit
- collected
- crest
- cycle
- dad
- depend
- dirt
- dizziness
- dolphin
- donkey
- dream
- elephant
- enjoy
- enjoyable
- ensure
- even
- excitement
- exciting
- exhilarating
- fair
- ferry
- frightening
- front
- giddy
- heavenly
- hold
- horse
- ill
- incredible
- joy
- knuckle
- moped