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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The Falcon 9 that launched Blue Ghost to orbit also carried another lunar lander along for the ride. —

Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Desiree is exploring Charlotte and the Carolinas, and is looking forward to taking readers along for the ride. —

Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025 Also along for the ride had been my son, Eli, who was—to the girls, anyway—a pesky 12-year-old tagalong. —

Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025 Bad Bunny makes sure to bring rising artists from Puerto Rico along for the ride on Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and the payout couldn’t be better. —

Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for along for the ride

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