ride out

ride out
{v.} To survive safely; endure. * /The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm./ * /Jack decided to ride out his troubles by saying that he had made a mistake but that he had learned his lesson./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • ride out — PHRASAL VERB If someone rides out a storm or a crisis, they manage to survive a difficult period without suffering serious harm. [V P n (not pron)] The ruling party think they can ride out the political storm... [V n P] He has to just ride this… …   English dictionary

  • ride out — {v.} To survive safely; endure. * /The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm./ * /Jack decided to ride out his troubles by saying that he had made a mistake but that he had learned his lesson./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ride\ out — v To survive safely; endure. The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm. Jack decided to ride out his troubles by saying that he had made a mistake but that he had learned his lesson …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ride out — phr verb Ride out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑recession, ↑storm …   Collocations dictionary

  • ride out — survive safely, endure We were able to easily ride out the storm at the small restaurant …   Idioms and examples

  • ride out something — ride out (something) to continue to work or exist through something difficult or dangerous. He rode out the recession very well, and, in fact, his business actually grew. There was a big storm, but the ship managed to ride it out …   New idioms dictionary

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