be riding for a fall

== English == === Verb === be riding for a fall (third-person singular simple present is riding for a fall, present participle being riding for a fall, simple past was riding for a fall, past participle been riding for a fall) (informal, figuratively) To behave in a risky manner that is likely to lead to failure. Synonym: be heading for disaster ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “be riding for a fall” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “be riding for a fall”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “be riding for a fall”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “riding for a fall” (US) / “riding for a fall” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.