Ride (one's) luck phrase
To win or achieve success only by luck or good chance.
I know you may say that I'd ridden my luck in that match. Well, of course, I was lucky, but I also made my own efforts.
Despite winning the game, he seemed unhappy because others said he had been riding his luck.
The verb "ride" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.