ride onsomething/someone
phrasal verbwithrideverbuk/raɪd/us/raɪd/rode|ridden
When somethingimportant, such asyourreputationormoney,rideson aparticularpersonor thing, it will bewonorachievedif thatpersonor thing issuccessful:
Thefutureof thecompanynowrideson the newmanagingdirector.
I have a lot ofmoneyridingon thathorse(= I willwinorlosea lot ofmoneyif thathorsewinsorlosestherace).
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- rest withsomeone
- result fromsomething
- ride
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake