in harness

Meaning

Of horses: side by side, fastened together; figuratively, together.

In the midst of the working routine; at work.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

employed occupied laboring at work

Antonyms

at leisure

Examples

Kalaiselvan said that when his father, Venkatachalam, a driver in the Tamil Nadu State Road Transport Corporation, died in harness some two decades back, it was his mother who brought them up and educated them amid struggles. Source: Internet

He started the race with twelve dogs and finished with eleven in harness. Source: Internet

Lincoln's appointments were designed to keep both the moderate and Radical factions in harness. Source: Internet

Most domesticated horses begin training under saddle or in harness between the ages of two and four. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in harness

Close letter words and terms

in hand in harm's way in harmony in haste in health in heat