along for the ride

along Preposition

— If one thing happens along with another, they go together. Along with his daughter, he is studying French. She gave him a shirt along with the pants. — If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it. We're going to go along with your plan. — You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end. Along the road were just a few cars. They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea. — If something was true all along, it true from the beginning. He knew the real story all along. — If two people get along, they are friendly with each other. I don't go to her house because we don't get along.

for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

ride Verb

— If you ride something you sit on it while it moves. I can ride a horse, but I cannot ride a motorcycle.

ride Noun

— A ride is a journey you take by riding. It was a long ride from Canada to Mexico. — A ride is a vehicle like a car, motorcycle or bicycle. That is a nice ride you are driving. — A ride is a machine that you ride on for fun. Roller-coasters and merry-go-rounds are my favorite rides at the park. — A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle. Can you give me a ride?