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ride one's bumper

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ride, one's, bumper.
  2. To tailgate.
    idiomatic

Examples

“If a driver cut⟳ me off, for example, I'd ride⟳ his bumper and make⟳ obscene gestures at him, along with cursing and swearing as loud as I could, with the window down.”
“At the last⟳ moment, it slowed down, but it continued to ride⟳ his bumper all the way down Washington Street. Driving so close⟳ during rush⟳ hour traffic, he got, but not now. If the guy wanted to be a jerk, he could be too.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ride one's luck ride or die ride out ride out the storm ride over ride pillion

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