get back on the horse en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To return to an activity after a period of abstaining from the activity.
I have picked myself up, brushed myself off, and will get back on the horse again, but I think I'll try the bar scene for a while instead.
2012, Jan Cullinane, The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gotten back on the horse | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting back on the horse | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got back on the horse | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got back on the horse | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets back on the horse | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |