be riding for a fall
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English
editVerb
editbe riding for a fall (third-person singular simple present is riding for a fall, present participle being riding for a fall, simple past was riding for a fall, past participle been riding for a fall)
- (informal, figuratively) To behave in a risky manner that is likely to lead to failure.
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edit- “be riding for a fall” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “be riding for a fall”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “be riding for a fall”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “riding for a fall” (US) / “riding for a fall” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.