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Ride herd   /raɪd hərd/   Listen
Ride herd

verb
1.
Driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them.





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"Ride herd" Quotes from Famous Books



... over, an index finger pointing out the item. "Large as life, Blackwell. No, sir. You ce'tainly didn't ride herd proper ...
— Crooked Trails and Straight • William MacLeod Raine
... girls are all right enough. They work like dogs and do the best they can when they ain't got jobs. I'm strong for 'em. But then, I'm a wise old trouper. I understand things. You don't. You're the real country wild rose of this piece. It's a good thing you got me to ride herd on you. You're far too innocent to be turned ...
— Merton of the Movies • Harry Leon Wilson


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