I'm fed up having to ride herd on my kids all the time — Мне уже надоело все время следить за детьми
My job is to ride herd on this project — В мою задачу входит курирование этого объекта
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
ride herd on someone — ride herd on (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on something — ride herd on (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on — (someone/something) American to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions. The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper … New idioms dictionary
ride herd on — phrasal : to look out for : keep in check : oversee, police here comes an officer to ride herd on us Erle Stanley Gardner * * * ride herd on (orig US) 1. To guard (a herd of cattle, etc) by riding on its perimeter 2. To control, keep watch on ( … Useful english dictionary
ride — ride1 [ raıd ] (past tense rode [ roud ] ; past participle rid|den [ rıdn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go by horse/bicycle etc. ▸ 2 travel in vehicle ▸ 3 criticize someone annoyingly ▸ 4 take part in race ▸ 5 float on water/in air ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ride — verb (past rode; past participle ridden) 1》 sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). ↘(usu. ride in/on) travel in or on (a vehicle or horse). ↘compete in (a race) on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. ↘N.… … English new terms dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
C. S. Lewis — C.S. Lewis aged 50 Born Clive Staples Lewis 29 November 1898(1898 11 29) Belfast, Ireland Died … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Cowboy — Cowgirl redirects here. For other uses, see Cowgirl (disambiguation). Ranch hand redirects here. For other uses, see Ranch hand (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
