let ride

Idioms  

1. Also, let slide. Allow something to be ignored or to take or continue in its natural course. For example, Bill disagreed with Mary's description, but he let it ride, or He had a way of letting things slide. The first term, alluding to things moving along as though they were riding a horse or vehicle, dates from the early 1900s; the variant, using slide in the sense of “pass by,” dates from the late 1500s. Also see under let slip.

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Example Sentences

No one wants the state to get involved in every county ambulance dispute, but this one is too important to let ride as is.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2019

In investor letters and interviews, some predating the global financial crisis, Thiel identified three broad economic bets he planned to let ride: 30-year U.S.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 12, 2011

As soon as you see a sign of life, let ride.

From The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers by Hastings, Howard L. (Howard Livingston)