get back on the horse

verb

To return to an activity after a period of abstaining from the activity.

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Meanings

verbget back on the horse (third-person singular simple present gets back on the horse, present participle getting back on the horse, simple past got back on the horse, past participle (UK) got back on the horse or (US) gotten back on the horse)

present singular third person gets back on the horse · participle present getting back on the horse · past got back on the horse · UK participle past got back on the horse · US participle past gotten back on the horse

  1. idiomaticTo return to an activity after a period of abstaining from the activity.

    I have picked myself up, brushed myself off, and will get back on the horse again, but I think I'll try the bar scene for a while instead.

    2012, Jan Cullinane, The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
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APA

get back on the horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20on%20the%20horse

MLA

“get back on the horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20on%20the%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get back on the horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20back%20on%20the%20horse.

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