sit tall in the/(one's) saddle

To be or remain proud, stoical, or august in one's manner or composure. Even after two years of a losing war, the general still sat tall in his saddle before his troops. I'll have nothing to do with your schemes or plot. One day, you're going to be locked up and lose everything, and I'll be sitting tall in the saddle when you do.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Remiel	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Herodias	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Achieng	-	Eastern African, Luo
Siegmund	ZEEK-muwnt	German
Annette	a-NET (French), ə-NET (English)	French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Bibiana	bee-BYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman