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gets back on the horse that bucked one

gets back on the horse that bucked one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get back on the horse that bucked one.

Meaning of get back on the horse that bucked one

Verb

get back on the horse that bucked one (third-person singular simple present gets back on the horse that bucked one, present participle getting back on the horse that bucked one, simple past got back on the horse that bucked one, past participle (UK) got back on the horse that bucked one or (US) gotten back on the horse that bucked one)

  1. (idiomatic) To return to something that previously caused harm.

Questions about gets back on the horse that bucked one

What is gets back on the horse that bucked one the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets back on the horse that bucked one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get back on the horse that bucked one.

Words near gets back on the horse that bucked one in the dictionary

  1. gets away
  2. gets away with
  3. gets away with murder
  4. gets back
  5. gets back at
  6. gets back on the horse that bucked one
  7. gets back to
  8. gets behind
  9. gets bent out of shape
  10. gets better
  11. gets between

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