a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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also ran »
unplaced horse
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barrel »
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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behind the bit »
An equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.
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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.
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charley horse »
A muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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come a cropper »
To fall headlong from a horse.
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dark horse »
A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
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dark horse »
An unexpected success.
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth »
Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.
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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.
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flog a dead horse »
To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
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flog a dead horse »
To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.
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free rein »
Loose rein, as of a horse.
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get off one's high horse »
To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.
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go off at score »
Of a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.
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high horse »
An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
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hold one's horses »
To be patient; to wait.
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horse around »
To play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.
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horse of a different color »
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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horse opera »
A theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.
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horse opera »
An equestrian show, as in a circus.
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horse pucky »
Nonsense; feces.
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horse sense »
Common sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.
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horse's ass »
A jerk; an unpleasant, unlikable person; an asshole.
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horse's ass »
A thing or person which is visually unappealing.
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horse's mouth »
Source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.
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Horsefeathers »
Absolute nonsense; poppycock
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horses for courses »
A person suited for one job may not be suited for another job, regardless of their expertise in the former job.
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horses for courses »
The practice of choosing the best person for a particular job.
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muck out »
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
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never look a gift horse in the mouth »
Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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on one's high horse »
Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.
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one-horse town »
A very small town.
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only fools and horses work »
Philosophy of life that people who do not look for an easy way of earning a living are foolish.
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out of place »
Amongst all those horsey people I felt quite out of place.
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outsider »
A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse.
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pachyderm »
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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pissin like a race horse »
To urinate profusely.
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play the ponies »
To bet on horse racing.
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put the cart before the horse »
To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities.
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rein in »
To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins.
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ride tall in the saddle »
To ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.
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road apple »
Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.
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rocking horse »
toy
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rocking horse shit »
A metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
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rocking-horse shit »
Alternative form of rocking horse shit.
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run for the roses »
Nickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race.
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see a man about a horse »
A message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.
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soft sawder »
"If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...!" —Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" — first usage.
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straight from the horse's mouth »
Directly from the source; firsthand.
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tack up »
To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack.
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wild horses »
A force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.
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wild horses »
Plural form of wild horse.
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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink »
You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.
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