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free ride

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free ride 
1. Lit. a ride to somewhere for which no payment is demanded. I got a free ride from a truck driver who was headed for town. I won't call a taxi when I can get a free ride.
2. Fig. an easy time; participation without contributing anything. You've had a free ride long enough. You have to do your share of the work now. No more free rides around here. Get off your duff and get a job!
See also: free, ride


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The best case is that you end up giving a neighbor a free ride," says David Cote of Symantec Security Response, which makes computer-security software.
And I think people like Tim Russert and the others, who gave this guy such a free ride and all the media, they're the ones to be shot, not Karl Rove.
He seemed to enjoy the free ride," Luciano told hosting California Yacht Club officials.
 
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