ride the rails en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To travel by railway train, trolley, etc.
He had bummed his way around the West riding the rails.
1935 May 13, “Gas Man's Trial”, in Time:Many of New York's most celebrated personalities hitch-hiked here, or rode the rails from wherever it was that they spent their youth dreaming ambitiously.
1956 December 19, Phyllis Battelle, “Poor Commuter's Life Not So Dreadful After All”, in St. Petersburg Times, retrieved 11 May 2009:There are a number of variables in the trip from Manhattan that you should weigh when deciding whether to ride the rails ($7 to $12), hop a bus ($13) or spring for a taxi (roughly $45, with toll and tip).
2004 April 4, Susan Stellin, “J.F.K. by AirTrain: Bag the Bus”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 May 2009:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rode the rails | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ridden the rails | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rides the rails | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| riding the rails | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
sv tågluffa (To travel by railway train, trolley, etc.)