ride by
To do a drive-by shootingTo do a drive-by shooting.
» The train that Tom was riding was hit by lightning.
Der Zug, mit dem Tom fuhr, wurde vom Blitz getroffen. — raggione
В поезд, в котором ехал Том, попала молния. — Tale
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2 senses(intransitive, slang)To do a drive-by shooting.
(slang, transitive)To target (a place) with a drive-by shooting.
Examples
10 sentencesThe train that Tom was riding was hit by lightning.
ruВ поезд, в котором ехал Том, попала молния. — Tale
deDer Zug, mit dem Tom fuhr, wurde vom Blitz getroffen. — raggione
Tom watched in envy as Mary rode by on her pony.
A boy snatched my purse as he rode by on his bicycle.
ruПарень стащил мою сумочку, проезжая мимо на велосипеде. — sonick_rnd
The train that Tom and Mary were riding was hit by lightning.
I learnt to ride a bike by myself.
ruЯ сам научился кататься на велосипеде. — marafon
deIch habe allein gelernt radzufahren. — maaster
Forms
rides by, riding by, rode by, ridden byPhrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- ride outзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat.
- ride upTo approach or come near to while riding.
- ride offTo ride defensively so as to deflect an opposing player.
- ride onTo target (somebody) in a drive-by shooting.
- ride downTo cause (a horse) to fall when riding.
- ride overSynonym of ride roughshod over.
- ride forTo have someone's back, support wholeheartedly.
- ride alongTo go for a ride with another or others; especially, to join police officers on their patrol in a patrol car.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb