ride the brakes (English, verb)
expansion: ride the brakes (third-person singular simple present rides the brakes, present participle riding the brakes, simple past rode the brakes, past participle ridden the brakes)
Senses:
glosses: To apply the brakes excessively, such that their working life will be shortened; most especially, to keep one's foot or hand on the brake pedal or lever even when no braking is needed.
Forms:
form: rides the brakes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: riding the brakes
tags: participle
present
form: rode the brakes
tags: past
form: ridden the brakes
tags: participle
past