The idiom **"Back in the saddle"** means to resume an activity after a break or recovery. Identify the statements that correctly use this idiom:

(A) After recovering from her injury, the sportswoman was back in the saddle, training harder than ever.

(B) After the meeting, she was back in the saddle, enjoying her vacation by the beach.

(C) After taking a long break, she decided to get back in the saddle and start painting again.

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The idiom **"Back in the saddle"** means to resume an activity after a break or recovery. Identify the statements that correctly use this idiom:

(A) After recovering from her injury, the sportswoman was back in the saddle, training harder than ever.

(B) After the meeting, she was back in the saddle, enjoying her vacation by the beach.

(C) After taking a long break, she decided to get back in the saddle and start painting again.

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**Solution:**

1. The idiom **"Back in the saddle"** means to resume an activity after a break, setback, or recovery.

2. Analyze each statement:

- (A) "After recovering from her injury, the sportswoman was back in the saddle, training harder than ever."
     - Correct usage: She resumed training after recovery.

- (B) "After the meeting, she was back in the saddle, enjoying her vacation by the beach."
     - Incorrect usage: Enjoying a vacation is not resuming an activity after a break; it implies relaxation, not resumption.

- (C) "After taking a long break, she decided to get back in the saddle and start painting again."
     - Correct usage: She resumed painting after a break.

3. Therefore, statements (A) and (C) correctly use the idiom.

**Answer:** (c) Both A & C

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