take for a ride

Idioms and Phrases

see take someone for a ride .

Example Sentences

Now in his early 50s, he has been in and out of jail repeatedly for stealing trains and buses, which he seems to want only to take for a ride, no malice intended.

From New York Times

That's not a shabby take for a ride that, according to Autoblog, wasn't even in the film.

From Los Angeles Times

Was there no other lady in England beside That a nursery rhyme could take for a ride?

From Project Gutenberg

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