The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
ride herd on something — ride herd on (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on — (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on — phrasal : to look out for : keep in check : oversee, police here comes an officer to ride herd on us Erle Stanley Gardner * * * ride herd on (orig US) 1. To guard (a herd of cattle, etc) by riding on its perimeter 2. To control, keep watch on ( … Useful english dictionary
ride — ride1 [ raıd ] (past tense rode [ roud ] ; past participle rid|den [ rıdn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go by horse/bicycle etc. ▸ 2 travel in vehicle ▸ 3 criticize someone annoyingly ▸ 4 take part in race ▸ 5 float on water/in air ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ride — verb (past rode; past participle ridden) 1》 sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). ↘(usu. ride in/on) travel in or on (a vehicle or horse). ↘compete in (a race) on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. ↘N.… … English new terms dictionary
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