Idiom
put the saddle on the right horse
Meaning
To assign praise or blame where it is properly due.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Give credit to the real winner and put the saddle on the right horse.”
“The project succeeded because of Sarah, so let's put the saddle on the right horse and thank her.”
“Before assigning fault for the budget deficit, the committee must investigate the facts to ensure they put the saddle on the right horse.”
Examples
simple
“Give credit to the real winner and put the saddle on the right horse.”
contextual
“The project succeeded because of Sarah, so let's put the saddle on the right horse and thank her.”
complex
“Before assigning fault for the budget deficit, the committee must investigate the facts to ensure they put the saddle on the right horse.”
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