be in the saddle Идиома

in the saddle

in command, in control The president is back in the saddle again after being ill for several months.

saddle up

put a saddle on a horse, place a saddle on a horse Let's saddle up and ride our ponies to the river.

saddled with

burdened with, responsible for She doesn't want to be saddled with a bus load of teen-age boys.

saddled with debt

burdened with debt Our sister company is saddled with a great amount of debt and should be sold as soon as possible.

back in the saddle

working or in operation again

saddle sb with

Idiom(s): saddle sb with sth

Theme: BURDEN

to give someone something undesirable, annoying, or difficult to deal with. (Informal.)
• Mary says she doesn't want to be saddled with a baby, but her husband would just love one.
• Jim saddled Eddie with the most boring jobs so that he would leave.

Better lose the saddle than the horse.

It's better to stop and accept a small loss, rather than continue and risk losing everything.

Bur under my saddle

A bur under your saddle is something that annoys you or spurs you into action.('Burr' is an alternative spelling.)

in the saddle|saddle

adv. or adj. phr. In command; in control; in a position to order or boss others. Mr. Park was in the saddle when he had over half the company's stock. Getting appointed chief of police put Stevens in the saddle.

saddle shoe|saddle|shoe

n. A white shoe with a black or brown piece of leather shaped like a saddle across the top of the shoe. Mary wore bobby socks and saddle shoes.

be in the saddle

To be in ascendancy of a situation; to be in a position of power. Make abiding to get acceptable grades now, so that you're in the saddle back it comes time to accept a college. We're still arch in the polls, so cipher panic—we're in the saddle here.Learn more: saddle

be in the ˈsaddle

be in a position of albatross and ascendancy in an organization: It’s too aboriginal to say if she is a acceptable manager. She hasn’t been in the saddle for actual long.In horse benumbed the saddle is the covering bench for the rider.Learn more: saddle

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