bridlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbraɪ.dəl/us/ˈbraɪ.dəl/a set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- prance
- puissance
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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bridleverb
uk/ˈbraɪ.dəl/us/ˈbraɪ.dəl/bridle verb (SHOW ANGER)
[ I ] to show sudden anger:
She bridled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.
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Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom
- -tempered
- ape
- ballistic
- bananas
- bay for blood idiom
- get bent out of shape idiom
- get your knickers in a twist idiom
- go ape idiom
- go nuts idiom
- go off the deep end idiom
- launch
- lose
- postal
- sharp
- storm
- tempers get frayed idiom
- turn in your grave idiom
- umbrage
- wobbly
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bridle verb (CONTROL ANIMAL)
[ T ] to put a bridle on a horse or similar animal:
Polly saddled and bridled her favourite horse.
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- prance
- puissance
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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