Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To enjoy good fortune; to be in a privileged situation; to be particularly happy or proud.

  2. (idiomatic, slang)To perform the coital alignment technique.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Tom is riding high these days.

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  2. He loves to ride on his high horse.

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  3. She was riding on a high-speed train.

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  4. Fadil's love life was riding high.

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  5. Ziri's love life was riding high.

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Origin

* Possibly an allusion to one who rides on horseback in an upright, proud, commanding mann

* Possibly an allusion to one who rides on horseback in an upright, proud, commanding manner.

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Forms

rides high, riding high, rode high, rode high
Base formride high · to ride high
3rd person singularrides high
Present participleriding high
Past simplerode high
Past participlerode high

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyride high
he, she, itrides high

Past simpleLesson

all personsrode high

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rode high
he, she, ithas rode high

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ride high

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
riddleB2rideA1riderB2ridgeB2ridicule
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