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Meaning of ride on the back of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To make use of; to take advantage of.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“Residential C-banders have been, and will continue to ride on the back of commercial C-band technology. And with millions of dollars' worth of C-band birdies orbiting our planet, I believe it is highly unlikely the programming choices will become reduced.”
“But now vaccine doubt is spreading faster and further than ever through social media, and populist rightwing politicians in Europe and the US are riding on the back of a wave of mistrust of vaccine science.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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