Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be riding for a fall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
be rid-ing -for a -fall
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave in a risky manner that is likely to lead to failure.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

is riding for a fall (present, singular) being riding for a fall (participle, present) was riding for a fall (past) been riding for a fall (participle, past)

Synonyms

be heading for disaster

Questions

What does be riding for a fall mean?
To behave in a risky manner that is likely to lead to failure.

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