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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Desiree is exploring Charlotte and the Carolinas, and is looking forward to taking readers along for the ride.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
To investigate the most difficult cases, often ones that have gone unsolved for decades, and take an audience along for the ride for the improbable victories and inevitable failures?
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
And of course, Field’s daughter Lucia is along for the ride both on and off stage.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride.
—Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
To investigate the most difficult cases, often ones that have gone unsolved for decades, and take an audience along for the ride for the improbable victories and inevitable failures?
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
And of course, Field’s daughter Lucia is along for the ride both on and off stage.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for along for the ride
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“Along for the ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20for%20the%20ride. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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