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free ride

–noun
1. Informal. something obtained without effort or cost: The fact that you're the general's sondoesn't mean you'll get a free ride in the army.
2. Stud Poker. a round of betting in which each player checks and therefore receives another card without having to contribute any chips to the pot.

Origin:
1895–1900
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free ride  
n.   Slang
Something acquired without the ordinary effort or cost.
free rider n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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free ride

  1. n.
    an easy time; participation without contributing anything. : You've had a free ride long enough. You have to do your share of the work now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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