in the saddle
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Before others his attitude was deferential and circumspect but when they rode alone, he treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.
The national guilt over the destruction of native American culture is merely a part of the regret at the heart of the genre.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the saddle” mean?
in control or charge of a situation Literally: on a horse
Is “in the saddle” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.