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dark horse
noun- in horse racing, a horse that is deemed a poor performer but one that might surprise all and win US
- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 23, 1951
- a racehorse that has been trained in secret AUSTRALIA, 1877
- He was on the favourite in a Novice at Wyong, where he met up with a dark horse that had been kept under wraps. — Wilda Moxham, The Apprentice, p. 97, 1969
- a person who keeps things about themselves secret AUSTRALIA, 1917
- — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 159, 1957
- I believe the silly old bugger really missed me while I was away, she thought, in surprise. What a dark horse he is! — Jean Brooks, The Opal Witch, p. 103, 1967
- a candidate or competitor of whom little is known UK, 1865
A figurative use of racing slang. - Helen has been A BIT depressed since she split up with Guy, but is a bit of a dark horse. Graham and Helen ALMOST get off with one another. — The Guardian, 25 February 2000
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