along for the ride

idiom

informal

: doing something with other people without being seriously involved in it or having a serious interest in it

He wasn't interested in buying anything; he was just along for the ride.

He just came/went along for the ride.

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Helping things along: a generous dash of fun even in the midst of increasingly fraught story turns, lots of original songs, and a sense of trusting its audience to go along for the ride. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024 Biles, 27, and her husband Jonathan Owens have been working on the house for over a year, taking fans along for the ride since September 2023. —

Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Two CubeSats—small satellites—are along for the ride. —

Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Kaley Cuoco and her husband Tom Pelphrey pulled off an epic Halloween costume this year — and their daughter Matilda was along for the ride. —

Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for along for the ride

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