be tall in (one's)/the saddle
be tall in (one's)/the saddle
To be or remain proud, stoical, or august in one's manner or composure. Even after two years of a losing war, the general was still tall in his saddle before his troops. I'll have nothing to do with your schemes or plot. One day, you're going to be locked up and lose everything, and I'll be tall in the saddle when you do.
See also: saddle, tall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- sit tall in the/(one's) saddle
- ride tall in the/(one's) saddle
- tall in the saddle
- blow one's top/stack/fuse, to
- in the saddle
- saddle an animal up
- saddle up
- keep cool
- keep one's cool
- keep/lose your cool