tall in the saddle

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Imposing, impressive; resolute; manly. idiomatic
    — He is tall in the saddle (6 ft. 2 in.) and so adamantine that Jennifer Jones broke her hand slapping his face.
副词 adv.
  1. Imposingly, impressively; resolutely; manfully. idiomatic
    — His son noted Buckley had died "with his boots on, after a lifetime of riding pretty tall in the saddle."
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