ride with the punches

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Verb

ride with the punches (third-person singular simple present rides with the punches, present participle riding with the punches, simple past rode with the punches, past participle ridden with the punches)

  1. (intransitive, of a boxer) To deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body quickly.
  2. (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To cope with adversity by being flexible in attitude.

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