| 单词 | to allow something to ride |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto allow something to ride f. to let something ride: to let something take its natural course; to leave something alone; also to allow something to ride. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (transitive)] > permit by non-intervention let971 tholec1070 to let (a person or thing) worthlOE to let (a person or thing) yworth?c1225 sufferc1290 seea1400 assuffera1530 tolerate1533 sustain1541 comport1620 to let something ride1908 1908 C. Fowler Let. 17 Nov. in R. G. Tomlinson Rocky Mountain Sailor (1998) vi. 343 I find it very hard to concentrate on any particular subject and get a line on the various influences and conditions involved. As a general rule, I give it up and just ‘let it ride’. 1918 J. Thurber Let. 16 July (2002) 16 No response. And, quite like the lackadaisical Thurber, I let it ride from thence to nownce. 1933 H. L. Ickes Diary 14 Nov. in Secret Diary (1953) I. 121 I was assured through Marx that the thing would be allowed to ride. 1944 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xi. 63 ‘Kind of smelly work, to my notion.’ I let that ride. 1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xvi. 158 You think you can just let it ride? 2007 V. Boyd One Fell Swoop 61 I try to just take a step back and let things ride for a while—try not to worry too much. < as lemmas |
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