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horse

/ˈhoɚs/

US UK

noun

plural horses

[count] :a large animal that is used for riding and for carrying and pulling things

ride/mount a horse - often used before another noun

a horse farm

horse people [=people who raise or have a special interest in horses] - compare colt, filly, foal, gelding, mare, pony, stallion; see also quarter horse, racehorse, workhorse

[count] a frame used to support a piece of wood while it is being cut with a saw :sawhorse

a large piece of equipment used in gymnastics :pommel horse

horses [plural] informal

a US :horsepower

a car with 275 horses

b the horses :horse races

He lost a lot of money on the horses.

[count] US informal :an athlete who is strong and who helps a team to win - usually plural

a team with the horses to win the pennant [=a team with the good players needed to win the pennant] - see also charley horse, dark horse, high horse, hobbyhorse, one-horse, rocking horse, sea horse, stalking horse, trojan horse

a horse of a different color

chiefly US informal :a very different thing or issue

That's what we'll do when he gets here. But if he doesn't show upwell, that's a horse of a different color.

beat a dead horse

chiefly US or flog a dead horse

informal

to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided

I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but I still don't understand what happened.

to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible

Is it just beating a dead horse to ask for another recount of the votes?

change horses in midstream

to choose a different leader or policy during a time when serious problems are being dealt with

a politician whose slogan for reelection is Don't change horses in midstream

eat a horse

informal

Someone who is very hungry can be described as being hungry enough to eat a horse.

I didn't eat today and now I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

from the horse's mouth

informal of information :from the original source or person and therefore thought to be true

I know it's hard to believe but I heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth.

hold your horses

informal - used to tell someone to slow down, stop, or wait for a short time

Hurry up. We need to get going. Hold your horses. I'll be ready in a minute.

look a gift horse in the mouth

to look in a critical way at something that has been given to you

I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

put the cart before the horse

xem cart

the wrong horse

If you choose/pick/back (etc.) the wrong horse, you choose or support someone or something that is not successful.

The company has been losing money, and many investors are beginning to feel that they may have backed the wrong horse.

verb

horses; horsed; horsing

horse around

or Brit horse about

[phrasal verb] informal :to play in a rough or loud way :to engage in horseplay

They were horsing around instead of studying.

He horsed around with the kids for a while.

* Các từ tương tự:
horse chestnut, horse laugh, horse opera, horse race, horse sense, horse show, horse trade, horseback, horse-drawn

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