"be riding for a fall" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: is riding for a fall [present, singular, third-person], being riding for a fall [participle, present], was riding for a fall [past], been riding for a fall [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> riding for a fall}} be 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)
  1. (informal, figuratively) To behave in a risky manner that is likely to lead to failure. Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: be heading for disaster Translations (Translations): olla matkalla kohti katastrofia (Finnish), aller droit dans le mur (French), courir à sa perte (French), robić coś ryzykownego [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-be_riding_for_a_fall-en-verb-kHbsUImB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for be riding for a fall meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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