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getting back on the horse that bucked one

getting back on the horse that bucked one is the present participle and gerund 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 getting back on the horse that bucked one

What is getting back on the horse that bucked one the present participle and gerund of?
Getting back on the horse that bucked one is the present participle and gerund of get back on the horse that bucked one.

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

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

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