ride out
phrasal verb
rode out; ridden out; riding out; rides out
: to succeed in surviving or getting through (something dangerous or harmful that cannot be stopped or avoided)
The ship/crew rode out the storm.
We managed to ride out the stock market downturn.
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Just one rider, American Chelsea Kimball, crashed (and was still able to ride out her line and head up to the start gate for a second run).
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Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
The launch was initially scheduled for Thursday, but Clipper spent that day secured in SpaceX’s hangar to ride out Hurricane Milton.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
As McCall can attest, riding out the hard times was no fun at all for him and his fellow workers.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Hunkering down at the resort to ride out a ferocious hurricane that is headed toward Florida.
—NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
The launch was initially scheduled for Thursday, but Clipper spent that day secured in SpaceX’s hangar to ride out Hurricane Milton.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
As McCall can attest, riding out the hard times was no fun at all for him and his fellow workers.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Hunkering down at the resort to ride out a ferocious hurricane that is headed toward Florida.
—NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Ride out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ride%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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