tall in the saddle

Proud, stoic, or august in one's manner or composure. Even after two years of a losing war, the general still rode tall in his saddle before his troops.

tall in the saddle

AMERICAN

If someone is tall in the saddle, they are confident and successful. The England manager will be riding tall in the saddle as he heads for Europe. The old cowboy of French politics is sitting tall in the saddle again.

tall in the saddle

mod. proud. (Often with sit.) I’ll still be tall in the saddle when you are experiencing the results of your folly.

See also: saddle, tall

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

ride tall in the/(one's) saddle
be tall in (one's)/the saddle
sit tall in the/(one's) saddle
blow one's top/stack/fuse, to
in the saddle
saddle an animal up
saddle up
take (something) like a man
take it like a man
keep your cool

References in periodicals archive

Rugby's George Buss rode tall in the saddle of the bucking bronco.

REMEMBER WHEN

A GROUP of cyclists are sitting tall in the saddle after a charity ride the length of Ireland.

Pedalling up funds

SITTING tall in the saddle is an old saying that refers positively to one's character.

Stateside: Jennings sat tall in the saddle

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释义	tall in the saddle tall in the saddle Proud, stoic, or august in one's manner or composure. Even after two years of a losing war, the general still rode tall in his saddle before his troops. See also: saddle, tall Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tall in the saddle AMERICAN If someone is tall in the saddle, they are confident and successful. The England manager will be riding tall in the saddle as he heads for Europe. The old cowboy of French politics is sitting tall in the saddle again. See also: saddle, tall Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. tall in the saddle mod. proud. (Often with sit.) I’ll still be tall in the saddle when you are experiencing the results of your folly. See also: saddle, tall McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: ride tall in the/(one's) saddle be tall in (one's)/the saddle sit tall in the/(one's) saddle blow one's top/stack/fuse, to in the saddle saddle an animal up saddle up take (something) like a man take it like a man keep your cool References in periodicals archive Rugby's George Buss rode tall in the saddle of the bucking bronco. REMEMBER WHEN A GROUP of cyclists are sitting tall in the saddle after a charity ride the length of Ireland. Pedalling up funds SITTING tall in the saddle is an old saying that refers positively to one's character. Stateside: Jennings sat tall in the saddle
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