Idiom
ride the pine
Meaning
To sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He has to ride the pine during every game.”
“The coach told the rookie he would ride the pine until he improved his defense.”
“Despite his rigorous training throughout the preseason, the athlete found himself forced to ride the pine for the duration of the championship tournament.”
Examples
simple
“He has to ride the pine during every game.”
contextual
“The coach told the rookie he would ride the pine until he improved his defense.”
complex
“Despite his rigorous training throughout the preseason, the athlete found himself forced to ride the pine for the duration of the championship tournament.”
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