bumpy ride

collocation in English

meaningsofbumpyandride

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bumpy
adjective
uk
/ˈbʌm.pi/us
/ˈbʌm.pi/
not ...
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ride
noun[C]
uk
/raɪd/us
/raɪd/
a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in ...
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(Definition ofbumpyandridefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The measure had abumpyride, but it passed.
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Today we complete the parliamentary procedure on a report which has had a verybumpyride.
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All that will make for abumpyride.
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Negotiations always make for abumpyride.
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Prior to renovation, the bridge was known for its creaky andbumpyride.
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Instead, logs were placed in the path that resulted in a frequentlybumpyride.
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He wrote that losing a wing tip meant abumpyride, but the loss of the tail caused the plane to spin into the ground.
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This led in later years to a somewhatbumpyride, as the surface suffered differential settlement over time.
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A good portion of the engine was behind the front wheels, the effectiveness of the bus's front suspension was reduced, making for abumpyride.
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If the axle fits badly into the center hole, we get a verybumpyride.
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Prior to 2001, the road gave motorists an uncomfortablebumpyride.
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But both husband and wife, even with their good intentions, are in for abumpyridetoward marital harmony.
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The experience showed that they were very agile, but also noisy, poorly balanced and lacking sufficient range; unsurprisingly, the crew was always in for abumpyride.
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After a fast andbumpyride, they find and dart three rhinos, and transport them 100 miles to begin a new population in a fenced conservancy.
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Mulock survived the fall but suffered a pierced lung from a broken rib during thebumpyrideto the hospital.
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Grab ropes were provided throughout as the design had plenty of headroom space for the average soldier, though travel made for an uneasy and overallbumpyride.
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Free flight lasted for 10 hours and 29 minutes and was followed by another 41 hours ofbumpyridewith frequent ground contact before the inevitable final crash.
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That causes not just the inconvenience of congestion but discomfort from the bumpy rides that people have to endure.
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There will be all kinds of problems and bumpy rides as he goes along.
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