Meaning of full ride | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A scholarship that covers all tuition, and in some cases fees or other educational and living expenses as well.
   idiomatic
2. A total and complete experience of something.
   idiomatic
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see full, ride.

Examples

“The Ivy Group and the Big Ten were the most notable conferences to initially avoid⟳ full ride⟳ scholarships.”

“If you showed half the interest⟳ in school as most of the kids, you could get⟳ a full ride⟳ to any college in the country.”

“For some reason⟳, his college counselor saw⟳ talent in Ron that he didn't see⟳ himself, and when the SAT scores came out, Ron was offered a full ride⟳ to Louisiana State.”

“But because we didn't have⟳ any money, the notion of applying to a college that specialized in theater— by that time the die⟳ was fully cast⟳—seemed a waste⟳ of time unless I was going to get⟳ a full ride⟳.”

“You had better get⟳ off your ass and be my husband because I signed on for the full ride⟳.”

“Only this time, I knew I was going for the full ride⟳. The only thing was that I didn't know⟳ was what kind of ride⟳ I was going on.”

“Advanced readers may, as a result⟳, wish⟳ to read⟳ selectively, but we believe⟳ that novices will benefit from taking the full ride⟳.”

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