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phr. Returned to one's normal, healthy, functioning state, as from an interruption or setback.
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"Back in the Saddle" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It is the first song on Aerosmith's pinnacle hard rock album Rocks released in 1976. The song was released as the third single from the album in 1977. It peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Back in the Saddle is the fifth and final studio album by American country music artist Chris Cagle. It was released on June 26, 2012 via Bigger Picture Music Group. It includes the Top 15 single " Got My Country On."
Back in the Saddle is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Lee. Written by Richard Murphy and Jesse Lasky Jr., the film is about a singing cowboy who attempts to bring peace between ranchers and the operator of a copper mine whose chemicals are poisoning the area's water supply. The film features several of Autry's hit songs, including "Back in the Saddle", "I'm An Old Cowhand", and "You Are My Sunshine".
Usage examples of "back in the saddle".
The impact rocked me in the stirrups, jolted me back in the saddle .
I felt like I was flailing, except I saw one woman go down before her blade reached me, and I rocked back in the saddle, half turning before I could get Gairloch headed down the space between the low tents of the Hydlenese troopers and on toward the wizard's pavilion tent.
As Pagan leaned back in the saddle, tugging on the reins, the horse reared in terror, its hooves lashing at the beast and catching it full in the face.
And after he thinks it over, he'll get back in the saddle and ride off.
It felt good to be back in the saddle, and I was riding my own horse with his easy way of moving.