Definition of ride it out:
°A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and
tapered, used to heat a liquid for
distillation.
"1893, A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. -- Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Naval Treaty' (Norton 2005, p.670)"
°To say something
sharp or
witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
Definition of ride it out:
°A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and
tapered, used to heat a liquid for
distillation.
"1893, A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. -- Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Naval Treaty' (Norton 2005, p.670)"
°To say something
sharp or
witty in answer to a remark or accusation.