Collocations for "saddle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "saddle" in context.
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saddle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [horse, mule, donkey] saddle
- [put, place] the saddle on the [horse]
- a [bike, moped, scooter, motorcycle] saddle
- a [rubber, plastic, metal, black, leather] saddle
- [loosen, tighten, adjust, position, remove] the saddle
- got [sores, numbness, friction] from the saddle
- saddle and [tack, harness, bridle]
- cook a saddle of [lamb, pork, beef]
- idiom: back in the saddle [after illness, again]
- idiom: finally back in the saddle
- idiom: has only been back in the saddle for [a couple of days]
- idiom: after I had only been back in the saddle for [a couple of hours]
- saddle (up) your horse
- saddled the horse (up)
- saddle up, it's time to go
- it's time to saddle up and go
- saddled the horse [expertly, clumsily]
- saddled with [extra work, a responsibility, a burden]
- saddled [them, the workers, the staff] with [extra work]
- saddle yourself with [a house full of guests, homework]
'saddle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):