getbackonthehorse (third-person singular simple presentgets back on the horse,present participlegetting back on the horse,simple pastgot back on the horse,past participle(UK)got back on the horseor(US)gotten back on the horse)
- (idiomatic) To return to an activity after a period ofabstaining from the activity.
2012, Jan Cullinane,The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement[1], John Wiley & Sons,→ISBN:I have picked myself up, brushed myself off, and willget back on the horse again, but I think I'll try the bar scene for a while instead.
Fairly commonly used to refer to returning todating.
