"ride off into the sunset" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɹaɪd ɒf ɪntu ðə ˈsʌnsɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ride off into the sunset.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rides off into the sunset [present, singular, third-person], riding off into the sunset [participle, present], rode off into the sunset [past], ridden off into the sunset [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> off into the sunset}} ride off into the sunset (third-person singular simple present rides off into the sunset, present participle riding off into the sunset, simple past rode off into the sunset, past participle ridden off into the sunset)
  1. (idiomatic) To depart and fade into obscurity. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: ride off in the sunset
    Sense id: en-ride_off_into_the_sunset-en-verb-BOOxYfes Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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