[ride] See: [ALONG FOR THE RIDE], [LET RIDE], [RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS], [TAKE FOR A RIDE], [THUMB A RIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

take someone for a ride

[take someone for a ride] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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give rein to

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] {v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When […]

stick to one's knitting

[stick to one's knitting] or [tend to one's knitting] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your own job and not bother other people. * […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except […]