free ride
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Meaning · English
To receive something without effort or cost
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Nhận được một thứ gì đó mà không cần cố gắng hoặc chi phí
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: traveling without paying
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He got a free ride to the airport from his friend
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “free ride” mean?
To receive something without effort or cost Literally: traveling without paying
Is “free ride” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.