give someone a ride—offer a person a ride on a horse, bicycle, etc.:
- Five children, who helped catch two thieves, are to be given a ride in a police panda car.
take someone for a ride—
1. = give someone a ride:
- When the weather is nice and she feels up to it I take her for a ride. I like to drive, and I like to have her beside me.
2. (sl.) mislead or swindle a person (also: take someone for a sleigh ride):
- Don’t give them any money until you have seen the goods. They may be taking you for a ride.
3. (Underworld) take a person on a car journey with the intention of murdering or kidnapping:
- No one would ever know whether he had quietly faded into voluntary oblivion or had been “taken for a ride.”