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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Staffers also search for pests and diseases that may be hitching a ride on fruits, vegetables or other plants. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025 Over the summer, one of the tours included a ride on the steamboat Minnehaha. —

Lara Bockenstedt, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 Blue Ghost has been orbiting Earth since January 15, when the lander hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. —

Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 Tours cover six miles of exhilarating gliding, during which each passenger can run the dogs and ride on the passenger sled. —

Shauna Farnell, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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