"ride tall in the saddle" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-ride tall in the saddle.ogg [Australia] Forms: rides tall in the saddle [present, singular, third-person], riding tall in the saddle [participle, present], rode tall in the saddle [past], ridden tall in the saddle [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> tall in the saddle}} ride tall in the saddle (third-person singular simple present rides tall in the saddle, present participle riding tall in the saddle, simple past rode tall in the saddle, past participle ridden tall in the saddle)
  1. (of a person) To ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.
    Sense id: en-ride_tall_in_the_saddle-en-verb-CdE96gqi
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To act or conduct oneself in a manner that is imposing, impressive, resolute, or manly. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Related terms: in the saddle, ride high
    Sense id: en-ride_tall_in_the_saddle-en-verb-bB8pYOmw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

Inflected forms

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