ride off
B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To leave a place by riding a horse or bike and going away.
Literal meaning: To ride and go off (away) from a place.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To leave a place by riding away on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.
"The cowboy tipped his hat and rode off towards the hills."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1
idiomatic
informal
(Idiomatic) 'Ride off into the sunset' — to end a chapter of life happily or peacefully, often after success.
"After thirty years at the company, he was ready to ride off into the sunset."
"He wants to ride off into the sunset as a champion."
— Common idiom in sports journalism, widely used in ESPN and BBC Sport coverage
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Often used in Western films and literature for dramatic departures on horseback. The phrase 'ride off into the sunset' is a very common idiom meaning to have a happy or peaceful ending.
Commonly used with
sunset distance horse direction quickly into the distance
Forms
Base
ride off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rides off
he/she/it
Past simple
rode off
yesterday
Past participle
ridden off
have + pp
-ing form
riding off
continuous
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