"put the saddle on the right horse" meaning in All languages combined

See put the saddle on the right horse on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: puts the saddle on the right horse [present, singular, third-person], putting the saddle on the right horse [participle, present], put the saddle on the right horse [participle, past], put the saddle on the right horse [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put the saddle on the right horse (third-person singular simple present puts the saddle on the right horse, present participle putting the saddle on the right horse, simple past and past participle put the saddle on the right horse)
  1. (idiomatic) To assign praise or blame where it is properly due. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-put_the_saddle_on_the_right_horse-en-verb-LuZMliEQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "To assign praise or blame where it is properly due."
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      "id": "en-put_the_saddle_on_the_right_horse-en-verb-LuZMliEQ",
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        [
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        ],
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        [
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        "(idiomatic) To assign praise or blame where it is properly due."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put the saddle on the right horse"
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    {
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