ride out

verb

1. tr, adverb to endure successfully; survive (esp in the phrase ride out the storm )

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]

Example Sentences

Like several others in the area, they have put their home up on steel beams and adjustable woodwork, which she feels confident can now ride out any future land movement.

From Los Angeles Times

The launch was initially scheduled for Thursday, but Clipper spent that day secured in SpaceX’s hangar to ride out Hurricane Milton.

From Los Angeles Times

Maria Bowman, 60, hunkered down in her bright pink mobile home in North Fort Myers, rode out Milton's fierce winds.

From BBC

And there are concerns that if Iran can ride out an attack it will go for broke to produce a nuclear warhead for its missiles.

From BBC

Prime Minister Netanyahu, protected by his parliamentary majority, seems to believe he can ride out the demands for a deal being made from the street, at least for now.

From BBC

Related Words

• bear
• endure
• exist
• get through
• handle
• keep
• last
• live
• recover
• remain
• subsist
• suffer
• sustain
• weather
• withstand