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rides on the back of

rides on the back of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride on the back of.

Meaning of ride on the back of

Verb

ride on the back of (third-person singular simple present rides on the back of, present participle riding on the back of, simple past rode on the back of, past participle ridden on the back of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make use of; to take advantage of.
    • Residential C-banders have been, and will continue to ride on the back of commercial C-band technology. And with millions of dollars' worth of C-band birdies orbiting our planet, I believe it is highly unlikely the programming choices will become reduced.2006 January 30, Maxodyne, “Re: 4DTV Future 2006”, in alt.video.satellite.4dtv (Usenet)

Questions about rides on the back of

What is rides on the back of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides on the back of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride on the back of.

Words near rides on the back of in the dictionary

  1. rides high
  2. rides off
  3. rides off into the sunset
  4. rides on
  5. rides on a rail
  6. rides on the back of
  7. rides one's bumper
  8. rides one's luck
  9. rides or dies
  10. rides out
  11. rides out the storm

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