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 ˈherd on sb/sth idiom (NAmE, informal) to keep watch or control over sb/sth • police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets Main entry: ↑rideidiom … Useful english dictionary
ride herd on someone — 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 — /ruyd/, v., rode or (Archaic) rid; ridden or (Archaic) rid; riding; n. v.i. 1. to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal. 2. to be borne along on or in a vehicle or other kind of conveyance. 3. to … Universalium
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
ride out — verb hang on during a trial of endurance ride out the storm • Syn: ↑last out, ↑stay, ↑outride • Derivationally related forms: ↑stayer (for: ↑stay) … Useful english dictionary
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