go along for the ride



go along for the ride

To attend some event or participate in some activity without playing an active or central role in the proceedings. John's receiving an award for his work overseas tonight, so I thought I'd go along for the ride. I'm going along for the ride to my friends' book club meeting later to see if I want to become a member.
See also: ride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lourens-Frisian, Dutch
Islwyn-Welsh
TildaTEEL-dah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Finnish
'Avimelekh-Biblical Hebrew
BrynnBRINEnglish (Modern)
Bijoy-Bengali