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词汇 free-ride
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a free ride


idiom
an opportunity or advantage that someone gets without having done anything to deserve it: 白白得到的东西,无本获得的利益
Just because he was the boss's son didn't mean Tim got a free ride.就算蒂姆是老板的儿子也不意味着他就能有“免费的午餐”。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Advantage and disadvantage
ace
an ace up your sleeveidiom
attraction
be well in thereidiom
be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
have something on your sideidiom
have the inside trackidiom
have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom
head start
hold all the cardsidiom
leg
lock
milk
profit from something
racing start
saving grace
scent bloodidiom
secret weapon
stick
the best of both worldsidiom

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Opportunity

free ride | American Dictionary


free ride


idiom
the acceptance of your plans or ideas without having anyone question or criticize them:
No one has seriously examined the president’s trade policy – he’s gotten a free ride so far.

free ride | Business English


free ride
noun[ C,usually singular ]
 disapprovingukus
an advantage that someone gets without paying for it or earning it:
get/have/take a free ride on sthMinimum price agreements can discourage discounters from taking a free ride on other retailers' promotional efforts.
free ride
verb[ I ]
 disapproving(alsofree-ride)ukus
to get an advantage without paying for it or earning it:
free ride on sb/sthThey continue to try to free-ride on the efforts of others to slow global climate change.

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a free ride
Individuals will not freeride in groups that provide benefits only to active participants.
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Bad employees aren't upset about this, because they get a freeride from the hard work of the good employees.
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A volunteer freeride system, coordinated through churches, supported the efforts.
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The rest of the body thought the stomach was getting a freeride so the body decided to stop nourishing the stomach.
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Dreaming came along as a freeride on a system designed to think and to sleep.
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If you freeride, your broker must freeze your account for 90 days.
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The school also offers a freeride to school and a free lunch.
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In his model, the costs of participation create an incentive for individuals to freeride, or rely on others to provide the collective good.
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The game also includes events such as omnicross, freeride, champion sport track, waypoint racing, and freestyle motocross.
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The low rate of prosecution of non-payers is seen as allowing evaders a freeride.
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