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ride sth out
— phrasal verb with ride /raɪd/ verb (rode, ridden)Definition
› to continue to exist during a difficult situation and until it ends, without serious harm: Many companies did not manage to ride out the recession.Tolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people › If a ship rides out a period of bad weather, it continues to float during it, without serious damage: The ship managed to ride out the storm.Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking
(Definition of ride sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Tolerating and enduring
Synonyms and related words:
- bear with sb phrasal verb
- bearable adjective
- bide verb
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance noun
- pecker noun (STAY HAPPY)
- philosophical adjective
- put up with sth/sb phrasal verb
- resign yourself to sth phrasal verb
- stand up to sth phrasal verb
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick it out phrasal verb
- stomach verb
- sweat it out idiom
- tolerance noun (ABILITY TO DEAL WITH)
- tolerate verb (DEAL WITH)
- tough sth out phrasal verb
- wait sth out phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- withstand verb
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