in harness

English

Prepositional phrase

in harness

1. Of horses, side by side, fastened together.
2. (figuratively, by extension) Together.
3. (slang, idiomatic) In the midst of the working routine; at work.

   Synonym: in collar

   Antonym: out of harness

   • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 45:

     The mothers likened his behaviour to the last days of Control, who had died in harness, thanks to Haydon, of a broken heart.

Derived terms

• die in harness

See also

• in office