(transitive, idiomatic, by extension) To tackle a difficult situation and survive; to survive through; to weather.
Following chaos on Wall Street yesterday, and in which Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs became the latest US financial institutions to come under fire, the chancellor attempted to reassure the public that Britain could ride out the crisis.
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She probably has a cozy spot somewhere to ride out the weather.
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(intransitive, AAVE, slang) To go out in a vehicle with one's friends or crew.
“We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country once again,” Mr. Johnson said at an evening news conference
“Yeh its definitely fly season! I made the mistake of visor up last ride out”
“Right? Yes (poor you) - it’s just something you have to ride out, while eating little & bland & drinking water with electrolytes 😨🙂”
“She probably has a cozy spot somewhere to ride out the weather.”
“Cause we are….just at different ends of the table….we are never in a comfortable position to ride out a season….the last 4 yrs we have been fighting for a European slot very close to the last day if not on the last day…..Thats why😆😆😆🤣🎉🎉”
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(transitive, nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.
Ride out means: To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
ride out means: To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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