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RIDE HERD ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ride herd on mean?
• RIDE HERD ON (verb)
The verb RIDE HERD ON has 1 sense:
1. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
Familiarity information: RIDE HERD ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
monitor; ride herd on; supervise
Hypernyms (to "ride herd on" is one way to...):
observe (watch attentively)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ride herd on"):
sleuth; snoop; spy; stag (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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