We've found 57 phrases for horse (0.303 seconds):

a camel is a horse designed by a committee »    An expression critical of committees

also ran »    unplaced horse

barrel »    The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.

beat a dead horse »    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

behind the bit »    An equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.

change horses in midstream »    To change plans or approaches at an inopportune time, such as when an effort is already underway, generally considered an inadvisable thing to do.

charley horse »    A muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg.

close the stable door after the horse has bolted »    To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.

come a cropper »    To fall headlong from a horse.

dark horse »    A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.

dark horse »    An unexpected success.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth »    Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.

fifth wheel »    A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.

flog a dead horse »    To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.

flog a dead horse »    To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.

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