free ride
noun [ C, usually singular ]
disapproving ukusan advantage that someone gets without paying for it or earning it:
get/have/take a free ride on sth Minimum price agreements can discourage discounters from taking a free ride on other retailers' promotional efforts.
free ride
verb [ I ]
disapproving (also free-ride) ukusto get an advantage without paying for it or earning it:
free ride on sb/sth They continue to try to free-ride on the efforts of others to slow global climate change.