ride up on

English

Verb

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

1. (African-American Vernacular) To surprise (somebody) by attacking them, especially in a drive-by shooting.

   Those guys rode up on me and started shooting.

2. (informal) To tailgate (a vehicle).

   The Dodge is riding up on me.