let ride

Idioms  

1. Also, let slide. Allow something to be ignored or to take or continue in its natural course. For example, Bill disagreed with Mary's description, but he let it ride, or He had a way of letting things slide. The first term, alluding to things moving along as though they were riding a horse or vehicle, dates from the early 1900s; the variant, using slide in the sense of “pass by,” dates from the late 1500s. Also see under let slip.

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Example Sentences

No one wants the state to get involved in every county ambulance dispute, but this one is too important to let ride as is.

From Washington Times

When the charge was uncovered, Duncan Hunter said “Lol. Men’s Warehouse was a possible semi-embarrassment that I had to let ride. I used the wrong card, then didn’t want to explain the forced refund...”

From Los Angeles Times

In investor letters and interviews, some predating the global financial crisis, Thiel identified three broad economic bets he planned to let ride: 30-year U.S.

From BusinessWeek

The Michael Jackson auction: Part two More pictures of Michael Jackson items going under the hammer at an auction this April Music Review | Suede | Royal Albert Hall Former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler blasts 'embarrassing' Britpop reunions Let Ride have their place in music history 22 Apr 2005 Can former foes Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler really be back together?

From The Guardian

One is the lap strap which people let ride up, and if you are in an impact it can hurt the foetus.

From BBC