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ride out

verb

  1. tr, adverb to endure successfully; survive (esp in the phrase ride out the storm )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Survive, outlast, as in They rode out the storm , or Times were hard during the depression, but we managed to ride it out . [First half of 1500s]
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But had Martin ridden out the storm - difficult in a football culture that demands everything yesterday - perhaps he would have been the best person to mount a promotion challenge.

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The trio has ridden out more than three decades of personal and professional tumult; Hoppus and DeLonge’s relationship was at times as rocky and passionate as a marriage.

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It's that perspective that helped him ride out a rocky start last season - including a 4–1 loss to Newcastle in the Champions League and heavy criticism from the supporters.

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Others with operations in the US face a choice - ride out the uncertainty or bring their enterprise back home.

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Hundreds of thousands of people heeded the warning, but many stayed, determined to ride out the war.

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