ride out


verb
  1. (tr, adverb) to endure successfully; survive (esp in the phrase ride out the storm)

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How to use ride out in a sentence

  • He smiled, apologetic: "No use; Rideout simply can't swing it."

    Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph Vance
  • Especially if Algerson will take over Rideout's contract as it stands.

    Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph Vance
  • Mr. Rideout has made his men and women good and bad, very much alive, and his clean, wholesome danger delightfully thrilling.

    Paths of Judgement | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Rideout, the man financially responsible for the production, was an English actor of reputation and considerable ability.

    Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph Vance
  • Toward the end of the second week, Joan began to notice that Rideout was growing less assiduous in attendance.

    Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph Vance

Other Idioms and Phrases with ride out

ride out

Survive, outlast, as in They rode out the storm, or Times were hard during the depression, but we managed to ride it out. [First half of 1500s]

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