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home and hosed adjective- (of a racehorse) expected to win AUSTRALIA
- A trainer was telling his mate about his horse, a maiden called Lunch. “It’s in the first tomorrow, and it is home and hosed. It will open in the betting at 25/1. Get on early.” — Frank Hardy and Athol George Mulley, The Needy and the Greedy, p. 82, 1975
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, 1989
- all finished and done with AUSTRALIA, 1945
Said of a task that is easily accomplished. - You’ll be home and hosed in no time. — Alexander Buzo, Rooted, p. 70, 1969
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