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ride herd on

[ride herd on] {v. phr.} 1. To patrol on horseback around a herd of animals to see that none of them wanders away. * /Two cowboys rode herd on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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ride

[ride] See: [ALONG FOR THE RIDE], [LET RIDE], [RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS], [TAKE FOR A RIDE], [THUMB A RIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

take someone for a ride

[take someone for a ride] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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