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free ride

idiom

An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    feel free

    To feel able without giving offense.

  2. 02

    free hand

    Synonym of free rein.

  3. 03

    free lunch

    Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.

  4. 04

    full ride

    A scholarship that covers all tuition, and in some cases fees or other educational and living expenses as well.

  5. 05

    get out of jail free card

    A certain privilege or advantage that provides relief from an undesirable situation or immunity from punishment or consequences.

  6. 06

    go along for the ride

    To accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity.

  7. 07

    go free

    To go or travel where one wishes; to not be kept in custody or confinement.

  8. 08

    Nantucket sleigh ride

    An instance of the dragging of a whaleboat across the surface of a body of water by a harpooned whale.

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