n.
1.a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
2.stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart harness v.
1.put a harness
2.exploit the power of
3.control and direct with or as if by reins
4.keep in check
Idiom of the Day
carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders
to appear to be burdened by all the problems of the world
My aunt feels that she is working too hard and that she is carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.