英语词汇“to be in the saddle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to be in the saddle and variants [compare German sich im Sattel halten, fest im Sattel sitzen, French être bien en selle] : to be on horseback; (hence) to be in a position of control or responsibility; to be in office or in power; (also occasionally) to be ready for or actively engaged in work (cf. in harness at harness n. 4b).

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society > authority > control > in control or charge [phrase]

to be in the saddle1581

in the driver's seat1860

in the driving seat1947

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in a state of preparation or readiness > for action or work

to be in the saddle1581

ball, bullet in (en) bouche1582

bullet in mouth1692

in wind1768

on deck1867

1581 B. Gilpin Godly Serm. 19 If the diuel could be cast out of such instruments as he hath in Rome, the men woulde become profitable members of Christ. But if the diuel sit so fast in the saddle, that he cannot be turned out, we cannot amend it.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 100 To seate him-selfe sure in the Saddle.

1641 R. Younge Counterpoyson (ed. 2) iv. 23 Where sinne is in the Saddle, there punishment is on the Crupper.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. v. 91 Yea, such was his persevering beauty, (fair in the Cradle and Saddle too) that it lasted unto his old-age.

1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 225 The Presbyterians being now again in the saddle.

1850 Beck's Florist 298 I never had a jobbing gardener that did not want to get in the saddle himself, and put you on the pillion.

1879 19th Cent. 668 All the states of Italy accepted the new Pope; and Rodrigo Borgia, once in the saddle, was not a man to be easily dislodged.

1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within xiv. 323 The phrase ‘in the saddle’—as an expression of readiness for work, is a peculiarly English phrase.

1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 28 Otherwise the happy-go-lucky..system of production could not keep itself in the saddle to any durable extent.

1915 D. Haig Diary 3 Dec. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 171 He had taken the matter in hand and I must not trouble my head over it. As soon as I was in the saddle he would see me again.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Mar. 163/1 The Franco régime has already survived longer than most European dictatorships... The Caudillo seems as firmly in the saddle as ever.

1987 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder the Third in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 307/2 I'm glad to be back in the saddle—did I say ‘saddle’? I meant harness.

单词	to be in the saddle
释义	> as lemmas to be in the saddle b. to be in the saddle and variants [compare German sich im Sattel halten, fest im Sattel sitzen, French être bien en selle] : to be on horseback; (hence) to be in a position of control or responsibility; to be in office or in power; (also occasionally) to be ready for or actively engaged in work (cf. in harness at harness n. 4b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > in control or charge [phrase] to be in the saddle1581 in the driver's seat1860 in the driving seat1947 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in a state of preparation or readiness > for action or work to be in the saddle1581 ball, bullet in (en) bouche1582 bullet in mouth1692 in wind1768 on deck1867 1581 B. Gilpin Godly Serm. 19 If the diuel could be cast out of such instruments as he hath in Rome, the men woulde become profitable members of Christ. But if the diuel sit so fast in the saddle, that he cannot be turned out, we cannot amend it. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 100 To seate him-selfe sure in the Saddle. 1641 R. Younge Counterpoyson (ed. 2) iv. 23 Where sinne is in the Saddle, there punishment is on the Crupper. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. v. 91 Yea, such was his persevering beauty, (fair in the Cradle and Saddle too) that it lasted unto his old-age. 1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 225 The Presbyterians being now again in the saddle. 1850 Beck's Florist 298 I never had a jobbing gardener that did not want to get in the saddle himself, and put you on the pillion. 1879 19th Cent. 668 All the states of Italy accepted the new Pope; and Rodrigo Borgia, once in the saddle, was not a man to be easily dislodged. 1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within xiv. 323 The phrase ‘in the saddle’—as an expression of readiness for work, is a peculiarly English phrase. 1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 28 Otherwise the happy-go-lucky..system of production could not keep itself in the saddle to any durable extent. 1915 D. Haig Diary 3 Dec. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 171 He had taken the matter in hand and I must not trouble my head over it. As soon as I was in the saddle he would see me again. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Mar. 163/1 The Franco régime has already survived longer than most European dictatorships... The Caudillo seems as firmly in the saddle as ever. 1987 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder the Third in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 307/2 I'm glad to be back in the saddle—did I say ‘saddle’? I meant harness. extracted from saddlen.¹adj. < as lemmas
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