ride herd on

Meaning

1. ride herd on sb / sth

   to keep watch or control over sb / sth

   police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets

From the same entry

• be riding for a fall
• be riding high
• let ride
• ride the crest of
• ride shotgun
• ride a wave of
• if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
• ride on
• ride out
• ride up
• come along for the ride
• have a rough easy ride