ride herd on
English
Etymology
From the cowboy task of driving cattle while riding along with them.
Verb
- (transitive, idiomatic, US) To supervise a group of people and their work.
- John Updike, Rabbit is Rich
- But Rabbit feels as though he owns it all, showing up at the showroom day after day, riding herd on the paperwork and the payroll […]
- As the new editor, his job is to ride herd on the staff and check on the tone of the articles.
- John Updike, Rabbit is Rich
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