to ride off
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /raɪd ɔf/
:
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- She waved goodbye as her friend rode off on his bicycle into the evening.
There's some in one of our sources that says some people rode off on horses and got to the gulf.
- There's some in one of our sources that says some people rode off on horses and got to the gulf.
- And I go up and we're about to ride off and I say to her, I'll be back one day.
- you really need just one or two to work. And then you ride off into the sunset like Massa,
Examples
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I just wish he'd had sense enough to ride off into the sunset.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I go up and we're about to ride off and I say to her, I'll be back one day.
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- As I watched him ride off, this time I knew he would come back for me.
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And then she just rides off into the distance.
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And then they ride off into the sunset.
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You ready to ride off into the sunset?
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Tears ran down his face into his great beard as he rode off on his horse.
Fiction book (1999) -
Medicine Wolf and the rest of her people rode off toward the northwest.
Fiction book (1992) -
Cowboys and cowgirls, it's time to ride off into the sunset.
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He rode off into the dark woods and, sadly, was never seen again.
Synonyms
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
11
2.7
To go away while on a horse, bike, or motorcycle
3
6.5
Leave a situation happily to begin a new life
1
6.5
Leave a place happily at the end of a story or event
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to leave a place by riding' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'ride' (to be carried on a vehicle/animal) with 'off' (away, indicating departure). This motion verb + directional particle pattern is common in English (and parallels exist in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Ride off comes from the simple image of someone getting on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle and moving off down the road while they ride. So it means 'to leave a place by riding'.