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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]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): ride out (of some place)
to travel out of a place on something such as a horse or bicycle. • All the racers rode out of the starting area and began the bicycle marathon. • At the sound of the starting gun, all the contestants rode out., Phrase(s): ride something out
to endure something unpleasant. (Originally referred to ships lasting out a storm.) • It was a nasty situation, but the mayor tried to ride it out. • The mayor decided to ride out the scandal.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs