If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.

If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.
If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.
Prov. When two people do something together, one of them will be the leader and the other will have to be subordinate. •

Jane: How come every time we get together, we always do what you want to do, and never do what I want to do? Ellen: Well, dear, if two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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