a ragged colt may make a good horse

Someone's or something's current behavior, condition, or situation, especially that which is bad, does not dictate their future outcome. I wouldn't worry too much about your son's interest in partying—a ragged colt may make a good horse, after all. The rough cut of the film left us a bit worried, but the editor assured us that a ragged colt may make a good horse.

See also: colt, good, horse, make, may, ragged

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

colt
ragged
on present form
a track record
the rubber hits the road
the rubber meets the road
a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
read (someone or something) as (someone or something)
read as
reflect well, badly, etc. on somebody/something

词组	a ragged colt may make a good horse
释义	a ragged colt may make a good horse a ragged colt may make a good horse Someone's or something's current behavior, condition, or situation, especially that which is bad, does not dictate their future outcome. I wouldn't worry too much about your son's interest in partying—a ragged colt may make a good horse, after all. The rough cut of the film left us a bit worried, but the editor assured us that a ragged colt may make a good horse. See also: colt, good, horse, make, may, ragged Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: colt ragged on present form a track record the rubber hits the road the rubber meets the road a nail in somebody's/something's coffin read (someone or something) as (someone or something) read as reflect well, badly, etc. on somebody/something
随便看	handle with kid gloves handling hand-me-down hand off hand off to (someone) hand on hand (one) a lemon hand (one) (one's) head hand (one) (something) on a plate hand on the baton hand on the torch handout hand out hand over hand over fist hand over hand hand over the baton hand over the reins hand round hands are tied hands are tied, my/one's hands down handshake hands off Hands off!