"tall in the saddle" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-tall in the saddle.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} tall in the saddle
  1. (idiomatic, of a person) Imposing, impressive; resolute; manly. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tall_in_the_saddle-en-adj-xJwjwmOT

Adverb

Audio: En-au-tall in the saddle.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} tall in the saddle
  1. (idiomatic, of a person) Imposingly, impressively; resolutely; manfully. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: ride tall in the saddle Related terms: in the saddle
    Sense id: en-tall_in_the_saddle-en-adv-mm~ZxupL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

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