put the saddle on the right horse

verb

To assign praise or blame where it is properly due.

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Meanings

verbput the saddle on the right horse (third-person singular simple present puts the saddle on the right horse, present participle putting the saddle on the right horse, simple past and past participle put the saddle on the right horse)

present singular third person puts the saddle on the right horse · participle present putting the saddle on the right horse

  1. idiomaticTo assign praise or blame where it is properly due.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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