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riding herd on

riding herd on is the present participle and gerund of ride herd on.

Meaning of ride herd on

Verb

ride herd on (third-person singular simple present rides herd on, present participle riding herd on, simple past rode herd on, past participle ridden herd on)

  1. (US, idiomatic, transitive) To supervise.
    • As the new editor, his job is to ride herd on the staff and check on the tone of the articles.

Questions about riding herd on

What is riding herd on the present participle and gerund of?
Riding herd on is the present participle and gerund of ride herd on.

Words near riding herd on in the dictionary

  1. riding halls
  2. riding halter
  3. riding halters
  4. riding hard
  5. riding hard and putting away wet
  6. riding herd on
  7. riding high
  8. riding hood
  9. riding hoods
  10. riding horse
  11. riding in tandem

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