be riding for a fall

‘As for Diana... I admire her for sticking to Ferse, but I think it's quite crazy of her...’ ‘Yes; I feel she's riding for a bad fall, but I hope I should do the same.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXIV) — - Что касается Дианы... я преклоняюсь перед ней за то, что она не бросает Ферза, но ведь это же безумие... - Да, я чувствую, что для нее это добром не кончится, но думаю, что на ее месте поступила бы так же.

I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. XXIV) — Мне кажется, что ты несешься к какой-то страшной-страшной пропасти. Но, честно говоря, я и сам не знаю, к какой именно.

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the Fall — (Rel) la Caída

• to fall on one's feet — caer de pie; (fig) salir bien parado

• to fall to or on one's knees — arrodillarse, caer de rodillas

• he fell into bed exhausted — se desplomó en la cama, exhausto

• they left as darkness fell — partieron al caer la noche

• to let sth fall — dejar caer algo

• night was falling — anochecía, se hacía de noche

• it all began to fall into place — (fig) todo empezó a encajar

• to fall short of sb's expectations — defraudar las esperanzas de algn

• to fall into temptation — sucumbir a la tentación

• to fall among thieves — (esp Bible) ir a parar entre ladrones

• to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia; (fig) caer en desgracia

• to fall asleep — quedarse dormido, dormirse

• to fall to bits — (Brit) hacerse pedazos+

• to fall due — vencer

• to fall heir to sth — heredar algo

• to fall ill — caer enfermo, enfermarse

• to fall in love (with sth/sb) — enamorarse (de algo/algn)

• to fall open — abrirse

• to fall to pieces — hacerse pedazos

• to fall silent — callarse

fall guy * N — (=easy victim) víctima f (de un truco); (=scapegoat) cabeza f de turco

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

to go for a ride — andare a fare un giro o una passeggiata

to give sb. a ride — AE dare un passaggio (in macchina ecc.) a qcn

to be in for a rough o bumpy ride imbarcarsi in un'impresa difficile; to give sb. a rough ride rendere la vita difficile a qcn., dare del filo da torcere a qcn.; to go along for the ride godersi lo spettacolo; to take sb. for a ride — colloq. prendere in giro o fare fesso qcn

to ride a good race — equit. disputare una bella corsa

to ride in o on viaggiare o andare in [ bus]; riding on a wave of popularity — fig. trasportato da un'ondata di popolarità

to be riding high — (be ambitious) mirare in alto; (be successful) sfondare

to go for a ride — andare a fare un giro o una passeggiata

to give sb. a ride — AE dare un passaggio (in macchina ecc.) a qcn

to be in for a rough o bumpy ride imbarcarsi in un'impresa difficile; to give sb. a rough ride rendere la vita difficile a qcn., dare del filo da torcere a qcn.; to go along for the ride godersi lo spettacolo; to take sb. for a ride — colloq. prendere in giro o fare fesso qcn

to ride a good race — equit. disputare una bella corsa

to ride in o on viaggiare o andare in [ bus]; riding on a wave of popularity — fig. trasportato da un'ondata di popolarità

to be riding high — (be ambitious) mirare in alto; (be successful) sfondare

ride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die

go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen

go for a ride [in the car] — [mit dem Auto] wegfahren

have a ride in a train/taxi/on the merry-go-round — mit dem Zug/Taxi/Karussell fahren

take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)

ride to town on one's bike/in one's car/on the train — mit dem Rad/Auto/Zug in die Stadt fahren

ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten

‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"

be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)

let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen

to go for a ride — eine Fahrt machen; (on horse) reiten gehen

after a hard ride across country — nach einer langen Überlandfahrt; (on horse) nach einem langen Ritt querfeldein

he gave the child a ride on his back — er ließ das Kind auf den Schultern reiten

cycle/car/coach ride — Rad-/Auto-/Busfahrt f

I just came along/went along for the ride (fig inf) — ich bin nur zum Vergnügen mitgekommen/mitgegangen

to take sb for a ride (in car etc) — mit jdm eine Fahrt machen; ( inf

he gave me a ride into town in his car — er nahm mich im Auto in die Stadt mit

3 rides on the merry-go-round that roller coaster is the scariest ride I've ever been on — 3 Karussellfahrten ich habe noch nie so viel Angst gehabt wie bei der Fahrt auf der Achterbahn

= lay) to be a good ride — gut im Bett sein (inf)

the jockey was riding just under 65 kg — der Jockey brachte knapp 65 kg auf die Waage

Peter Mandelson rides again! (fig hum) — Peter Mandelson ist wieder da!

= float) the seagull rides on the wind —

the moon was riding high in the sky — der Mond zog hoch am Himmel dahin

he's riding high (fig) — er schwimmt ganz oben

he was riding high in public opinion — in der öffentlichen Meinung stand er ganz oben

to ride at anchor (ship) — vor Anker liegen

we'll just have to let the matter or to let things ride for a while — wir müssen einfach für eine Weile den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen

Jason will be ridden by H. Martin — Jason wird unter H. Martin laufen

to ride two horses at the same time (fig) — auf zwei Hochzeiten tanzen

to ride the storm (lit, fig) —

don't ride him too hard — treibts nicht so toll mit ihm

ride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die

go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen

take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)

ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten

‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"

be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)

let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen