Get back on the horse (that bucked you) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get back on the horse (that bucked you)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zack Phuc calendar 2021-06-24 05:06

Meaning of Get back on the horse (that bucked you)

Synonyms:

Get back on the horse (that threw you)

Get back on the horse (that bucked you) verb phrase

If you get back on the horse (that bucked you), you begin again or continue doing something after having failed at or having

difficulty with.

She failed the exam three times but she still got back on the horse that bucked her.

Tim gives up very easily. The idea of getting back on the horse that bucked him does not appeal to him.

After having been rejected by nine companies, she got back on the horse that bucked her. Eventually, the tenth company where she applied to accepted her.

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Grammar and Usage of Get back on the horse (that bucked you)

Verb Forms

  • To get back on the horse (that bucked you)
  • Getting back on the horse (that bucked you)
  • Got back on the horse (that bucked you)

Origin of Get back on the horse (that bucked you)

The idiom is believed to have gained popularity in the mid-twentieth century, perhaps because of the influence of western movies.

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