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ride up

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to move or work away from the proper place or position

    her new skirt rode up uncomfortably

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ride up Idioms  
  1. Gradually move upward from a normal position, as in This skirt is too tight and it constantly rides up. [Mid-1800s]


Example Sentences

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If only Mom and Dad would buy me a bicycle, I could ride up there in no time.

From Literature

After a quiet ride up the elevator, he went to class.

From Slate

With huge time gaps splitting most riders in the top 10, the battle for third between Lipowitz and Onley was finely poised after the Briton's outstanding ride up the mighty Col de la Loze took him within 22 seconds of an unlikely podium finish.

From BBC

The bus ride up and down the windy road at night must be done cautiously, because full-beam headlights must not be used.

From BBC

But no one sat around and was like, “This is gonna ride up the charts!”

From Los Angeles Times