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 © Cambridge University Press)

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