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                            Phrase(s): go along (with someone) for the ride
1. Lit. to accompany someone just to be taking a ride.  •  Why don’t you go along with us for the ride?  •  I am going to the store. Do you want to go along for the ride? 2. Fig. to accompany someone, whether or not riding.  •  I’ll just go along for the ride to the beach. I don’t want to bask in the sun all day.  •  He wasn’t actually invited to the party. He just went along for the ride.
                        
                        
 
                        
                            McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs