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ride shotgun v (US, idiomatic)

To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (originally with a shotgun); (by extension) to accompany someone in order to assist and protect. (by extension, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver. (by extension, slang) To supervise a process and watch for any risks. The musical Annie Get Your Gun premiered on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA, on this day in 1946.

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