Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Ride

To ride abroad with St. George, but at home with St. Michael; said of a hen-pecked braggart. St. George is represented as riding on a war charger whither he listed; St. Michael, on a dragon. Abroad a man rides, like St. George, on a horse which he can control and govern; but at home he has “a dragon” to manage, like St. Michael. (French.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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