to ride (transport)

(slang) someone is completely illogical, ludicrous and nonsensical; irrelevant, off topic

hitch up; hook up with

to refer somebody is lack of a sense of responsibility

not committed; slack; not concentrating

irresponsible

to refer somebody is lack of a sense of responsibility

ungrateful; to bw uncaring and apathetic; to be detached; to be absentminded

commission someone for a task, and this person commissions another one to do it

to pass on a message; send word

adding to one's order (spoken)

hit on someone , strike up conversations with strangers

to gather enough to make up for the amount it is short by

passenger

to share a table with random strangers

(verb + noun) (Cantonese) to set up scaffolding (Mandarin) put up a temporary shelter

bridging, bypass surgery / to connect two unknown business partners for a deal

to take a plane

sharing a table (spoken)

to go on a sinking ship; to ride on a wrong vehicle; it is also used to describe someone who is very unlucky that he / she brings bad luck to others

to take a taxi

to connect (a phone line)

using connections (guanxi) to bend the rules; getting something by networking

(v.) dialed a wrong number; (adj.) 'not on the same page'(in a conversation)

followed the wrong trend; made a loss as a result of being mislead

board the wrong train or bus / follow the wrong group or example

noun; fare evasion, turnstile jumping

hitchhiking; to take a free ride

to partner up together; to join others' eating groups

(Metaphor) in a situation when people are talking, someone speaks / replies with irrelevant speeches. It implies that someone speaks with nonsense.