Idiom
full ride
Meaning
A scholarship that covers all tuition, and in some cases fees or other educational and living expenses as well.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She earned a full ride to her favorite university.”
“Because of his excellent grades and athletic talent, the college offered him a full ride for all four years.”
“The prestigious scholarship provided a full ride, effectively removing the financial barriers that had previously prevented her from pursuing a degree in medicine.”
Examples
simple
“She earned a full ride to her favorite university.”
contextual
“Because of his excellent grades and athletic talent, the college offered him a full ride for all four years.”
complex
“The prestigious scholarship provided a full ride, effectively removing the financial barriers that had previously prevented her from pursuing a degree in medicine.”
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