for a spin
for a spin
For a brief, leisurely ride, as in a car. Hey Noah, fancy going for a spin with me? I have to go to the grocery store. Jenny just got a new car for her birthday, so I think we're going to take it for a spin after school. Grandpa says he's going to let me take the Mustang for a spin if I get a good report card.
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*for a spin
and *for a ride; *for a driveto take a ride in a vehicle or on a bicycle. (*Typically: go ~; go out ~; take something ~.) Let's get out our bikes and go for a spin.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in classic literature
THE Gallant Crew at a life-saving station were about to launch their life-boat
for a spin along the coast when they discovered, but a little distance away, a capsized vessel with a dozen men clinging to her keel.
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