VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Ride shotgun

Meaning:

To ride shotgun means to sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle during a trip. Figuratively, the phrase refers to the support or aid given to someone in a situation or project.

Examples:

  • You follow the whales, I'll ride shotgun.
  • Once in a while, the best course of action is to just ride shotgun.
  • And you said that I could ride shotgun.
  • We didn't come out here so you could ride shotgun.
  • Mitchell, why don't you ride shotgun?
  • So you gonna ride shotgun with me, help me fly?
  • I don't gotta ride shotgun.
  • I mean, to be perfectly honest, I should be so lucky to someday ride shotgun with you.