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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Caiden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
Sukhrab	-	Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Yeho'ash	-	Biblical Hebrew
Gottfrid	-	Swedish
Lis	-	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
WitoŁD	-	Polish (Archaic)