in harness

prepositional phrase

Of horses, side by side, fastened together.

Similar
in collar
Opposite
out of harness
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Of horses, side by side, fastened together.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyTogether.
  3. idiomaticslangIn the midst of the working routine; at work.

    The mothers likened his behaviour to the last days of Control, who had died in harness, thanks to Haydon, of a broken heart.

    1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 45

    Synonyms: in collar · Antonyms: out of harness

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn the midst of the working routine; at work.

Similar
in collar
Opposite
out of harness
Also see
in collar
Cite this entry
APA

in harness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20harness

MLA

“in harness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20harness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in harness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20harness.

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