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ride up (on someone) 1. Lit. [for someone on a horse] to approach someone, riding. I rode up on him and frightened him. I guess I was in the house when you rode up. 2. Fig. [for clothing, especially underpants] to keep moving higher on one's body. I don't like it when my pants ride up on me. I hate it when my underpants ride up. ride up to slowly move higher, out of position The sweater would ride up in back and she'd have to yank it down - up and down and up and down all day. One problem with the design of seat belts is that the lap belt can ride up over the stomach and injure the passenger. Usage notes: usually said about clothing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I pray you, Edricson, to ride up to them and to ask them the cause of it. |
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