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ride for a fall

ride for a fall

Court danger or disaster, as in I think that anyone who backs the incumbent is riding for a fall. This idiom alludes to the reckless rider who risks a bad spill. [Late 1800s]
See also: fall, ride

ride for a fall

To court danger or disaster.
See also: fall, ride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ping-Chinese
Silvestreseel-BE-stre (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Shohre-Persian
Basemath-Biblical, Biblical Latin
CarmiKAHR-mie (English)Biblical
Romaine[.rəu'mein]
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