tall in the saddle

tall in the saddle

He is tall in the saddle (6 ft. 2 in.) and so adamantine that Jennifer Jones broke her hand slapping his face.

2. adverb

His son noted Buckley had died "with his boots on, after a lifetime of riding pretty tall in the saddle."


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