ride herd on
ride herd on (someone/something)
[American]
to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions.
The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper.

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ride herd on something
ride herd on (someone/something)
[American]
to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions.
The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper.

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ride herd on
to watch closely and control someone; to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle)
The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.

The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that he can get the job done quickly.

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ride herd on
v. phr.
1. To patrol on horseback around a herd of animals to see that none of them wanders away.
Two cowboys rode herd on the cattle being driven to market.
2. informal To watch closely and control; take care of.
A special legislative assistant rides herd on the bills the president is anxious to have congress pass.
Mary rode herd on the small children walking home from school to keep them from running into the street.

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ride herd on someone
ride herd on (someone/something)
[American]
to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions.
The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

ride herd on someone
to watch closely and control someone; to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle)
The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.

The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that he can get the job done quickly.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲