Significato: a peacock in his pride

un pavone, un uomo vanitoso

ride Idioma

catch a ride

ride with someone who has a vehicle, get a lift When I go to church, I catch a ride with my neighbor Lila.

in stride

(See take it in stride)

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

pride goeth before a fall

you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.

ride herd

"try to control a group; supervise children" When my wife goes shopping, I have to ride herd on the kids.

ride herd on

watch closely and control The new supervisor plans to ride herd on the people who work for him.

ride his coattails

depend on his success, use his success My dad was a great doctor, but I don't want to ride his coattails.

ride me

continue to remind me of a duty or habit You can stop riding me about doing my homework. It's done.

ride out

survive safely, endure We were able to easily ride out the storm at the small restaurant.

ride the clutch

drive a car with your foot on the clutch pedal If you ride the clutch, we will soon have to replace it.

ride the wave

use luck or success to achieve more success Enjoy your success. Ride the wave to a better life.

swallow your pride

do not let your pride stop you, control your pride Swallow your pride. Accept the offer to return to your old job.

take for a ride

play a trick on or fool someone, take unfair advantage of someone I was taken for a ride by the used car salesman. The car that I bought is not very good.

take in stride

accept good or bad luck and go on The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight.

take it in stride

continue without delay, cope with Lilian is so steady. If there's a problem, she takes it in stride.

take someone for a ride

cheat, swindle I think that they really took him for a ride when he was visiting last year.

taken for a ride

tricked, deceived, taken in We were taken for a ride. We lost thousands of dollars.

thumb a lift/ride

hitchhike Their car had a flat tire so they thumbed a lift to the nearest gas station.

do you want to ride

tear his ass up

g-ride

a stolen vehicle

hoo ride

weak car

hooptie ride

to do a drive-by murder

hooride

to annoy or bother

hoorider

someone who nags or bothers

ride

a vehicle

ride the beef

to take the blame

who ride

1. to get buckwild:"The darkside where the real G's who ride" -- Macadoshish from Thug Life (Don't get twisted)
2. the who ride is the act of getting wild and crazy, like a riot or an assassination, or any wild activity

pride oneself on

be proud of oneself about以…为自豪
Mary prides herself on her ability to remain calm when trouble suddenly happens．玛丽为自己在遇到麻烦时仍能保持冷静的能力而感到自豪。
He prided himself on his skill in negotiation．他对自己的谈判本领很是得意。

take (a) pride in

be proud of以…为自豪
He takes pride in the success of his children.他为孩子们的成功而感到自豪。
She takes a pride in her library．她以自己的藏书而自豪。

take pride in

be proud of以…为自豪
He takes pride in the success of his children.他为孩子们的成功而感到自豪。
She takes a pride in her library．她以自己的藏书而自豪。

thumb a ride

Idiom(s): thumb a ride AND hitch a ride

Theme: TRANSPORTATION

to get a ride from a passing motorist; to make a sign with one's thumb that indicates to passing drivers that one is begging for a ride.
• My car broke down on the highway, and I had to thumb a ride to get back to town.
• Sometimes it's dangerous to hitch a ride with a stranger.

take sth in stride

Idiom(s): take sth in stride

Theme: ACCEPTANCE

to accept something as natural or expected.
• The argument surprised him, but he took it in stride.
• It was a very rude remark, but Mary took it in stride.

take sb for a ride

Idiom(s): take sb for a ride

Theme: DECEPTION

to trick or deceive someone. (Informal.)
• Old people are being taken for a ride by bogus workmen.
• Whoever sold Tom that car took him for a ride. It needs a new engine.

swallow one's pride

Idiom(s): swallow one's pride

Theme: HUMILITY

to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating.
• I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.
• When you're a student, you find yourself swallowing your pride quite often.

ride the gravy train

Idiom(s): ride the gravy train

Theme: SUCCESS

to live in luxury. (Informal.)
• If I had a million dollars, I sure could ride the gravy train.
• I wouldn't like loafing. I don't want to ride the gravy train.

ride sth out

Idiom(s): ride sth out

Theme: ENDURANCE

to endure something unpleasant. (Originally referred to ships lasting out a storm.)
• It was a nasty situation, but the mayor tried to ride it out.
• The mayor decided to ride out the scandal.

ride roughshod over

Idiom(s): ride roughshod over sb or sth

Theme: KINDNESS - LACKING

to treat someone or something with disdain or scorn.
• Tom seems to ride roughshod over his friends.
• You shouldn't have come into our town to ride roughshod over our laws and our traditions.

ride on one's coattails

Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattails

Theme: FOLLOWING

to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.)
• Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails.
• Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.

ride off in all directions

Idiom(s): ride off in all directions

Theme: CONFUSION

to behave in a totally confused manner; to try to do everything at once. (Folksy.)
• Bill has a tendency to ride off in all directions. He's not organized enough.
• Now, calm down. There is no sense in riding off in all directions.

reach one's stride

Idiom(s): reach one's stride AND hit one's stride

Theme: ACCOMPLISHMENT

to do something at one's best level of ability.
• When I reach my stride, things will go faster, and I'll be more efficient.
• Now that I've hit my stride, I can work more efficiently.

Pride goes before a fall

Idiom(s): Pride goes before a fall

Theme: ARROGANCE

a saying meaning that someone who behaves in an arrogant or vain way is likely to suffer misfortune. (From the Bible.)
• Bert was so busy admiring his reflection in a shop window that he stepped in a puddle. Pride goes before a fall.
• Jean was boasting about how well she thought she'd done on her final exams, but she failed them all. You know what they say. Pride goes before a fall.

pride and joy

Idiom(s): pride and joy

Theme: PRIDE

something or someone that one is very proud of. (Often in reference to a baby, a car, a house, etc. Fixed order.)
• And this is our little pride and joy, Roger.
• Fred pulled up in his pride and joy and asked if I wanted a ride.

let sth ride

Idiom(s): let sth ride

Theme: CASUAL

to allow something to continue or remain as it is. (Informal.)
• It isn't the best plan, but we'll let it ride.
• I disagree with you, but I'll let it ride.

go along for the ride

Idiom(s): go along for the ride

Theme: ACCOMPANIMENT

to accompany (someone) for the pleasure of riding along.
• Join us. You can go along for the ride.
• I don't really need to go to the grocery store, but I'll go along for the ride.

give the bride away

Idiom(s): give the bride away

Theme: MARRIAGE

[for a bride's father] to accompany the bride to the groom in a wedding ceremony.
• Mr. Brown is ill. Who'll give the bride away?
• In the traditional wedding ceremony, the bride's father gives the bride away.

burst with pride

Idiom(s): burst with pride

Theme: PRIDE

to be full to the bursting point with pride.
• My parents were bursting with pride when I graduated from college.
• I almost burst with pride when I was chosen to go up in the space shuttle.

pride oneself in

Idiom(s): pride oneself on something AND pride oneself in something

Theme: PRIDE

to take special pride in something.
• Ann prides herself on her apple pies.
• John prides himself in his ability to make people feel at ease.

hitch a ride

hit one's stride

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.

More Idioms/Phrases

He who wills the end wills the means. He laughs best who laughs last. Home is where the heart is. Honey catches more flies than vinegar. However long the night, the dawn will break In times of prosperity friends are plentiful. If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch eithe If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. Ignorance is bliss. In for a penny, in for a pound. It never rains but it pours. It is always darkest before the dawn It's no use crying over spilt milk. It takes all sorts to make a world. Justice delayed is justice denied. Kill one to warn a hundred.

English Vocalbulary

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