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Mar 16 โข Miscellaneous Posting
๐บ๐ธ English Expressions: Riding Shotgun ๐
Hey everyone! ๐
Todayโs expression is โriding shotgun.โ
I learned this expression from John and Adamโs Ruining Seinfeld podcast while preparing for my LME SโNโL class. They were discussing the scene from The Lip Reader (S06 E06), where Elaine says she would rather take a STAGECOACH than a CAR SERVICE to get to the meeting
๐ It means sitting in the front passenger seat of a car, right next to the driver.
People often say โI call shotgun!โ to claim that seat before anyone else.
Origin:
The phrase comes from the American Old West. When STAGECOACHES carried money or valuable cargo, a guard would sit next to the driver holding a shotgun to protect against bandits. Over time, โriding shotgunโ came to simply mean sitting in the front passenger seat. ๐ค
Examples:
โข Iโm tired of sitting in the back โ Iโm riding shotgun today. ๐
โข โShotgun!โ โ she called it before anyone else got in the car. ๐
โข He rode shotgun while we drove across town. ๐ฃ๏ธ
Figurative daily-life examples:
โข I called shotgun before the road trip started. ๐งณ
โข My friend was riding shotgun while I navigated through traffic. ๐ฆ
โข Whoever gets to the car first gets to ride shotgun. ๐
Now itโs your turn! ๐ฌ
Drop your own sentence using โriding shotgunโ below ๐
WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER! ๐ค
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๐บ๐ธ English Expressions: Riding Shotgun ๐
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