be riding high in the saddle

be riding high in the saddle

To be feeling self-assured due to a period of success or good fortune. Don's been riding high in the saddle ever since the board approved his proposal.
See also: high, riding, saddle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be riding high in the saddle

If a person or team is riding high in the saddle, they are experiencing great success and are therefore feeling confident. The Australian cricket team are riding high in the saddle after their first Test victory.
See also: high, riding, saddle
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • walk heavy
  • have a way with words
  • have the gift of (the) gab
  • have the gift of gab
  • waltz up
  • waltz up (to someone or something)
  • have a gift for gab
  • gift of gab
  • the gift of (the) gab
  • the gift of gab