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horses Theme: POWER n. horse power, as in an engine.How many horses does this thing have?Isn't 400 horses a lot for just one car?
horses Ⅰ noun dice that have been altered for cheating by omitting key losing combinations US, 1964 Ⅱ ⇨ horse's hoof; horses noun a male homosexual. Rhyming slang for POOF AUSTRALIA, 1944
idiomhorseschange horses (in midstream)to stop supporting or working with one person or one set of ideas and start supporting or working with another, while you are in the middle of doing something: Why should we change our plans? If people are happy with the way the city is being developed, it would be foolish to change horses in midstream.The party have chosen the wrong leader, but to change horses yet again would be an extraordinary admission of weakness.hold your horsesspoken used in order to tell someone to be patient, or to wait and listen to what someone else is saying:"All right, all right, hold your horses, I'm coming." grumbled McAllister as the banging on the door got louder.Hold your horses, Buster, we're going out in a minute. Now sit still, there's a good dog.horses for courses BrEBrEused in order to say that in a situation in which you have many people or things to choose from, you can or should choose the person or thing which has exactly the qualities you need :There are a lot of good desk-top publishing packages around; choosing the right one for you is a matter of horses for courses. We saw many candidates with excellent language skills, but for us it was horses for courses as we needed people with experience of interpreting.ride two horses (at the same time) BrEBrEto be supporting two opposite ideas or opposing groups, or trying to achieve two very different things at the same time:Can the Institute ride two horses at the same time, serving the public interest as well as serving its members' interests?Mr Roberts is trying to ride two horses by being closely associated with the Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights, as well as being a spokesman for the Party. wild horses would/could not drag sb (also wild horses would/could not make, force etc sb)used in order to emphasize that you do not want to do something, and will not do it:Gloria has invited me, but wild horses would not drag me to that wedding.I've never understood why Robinson Crusoe wanted to be rescued; wild horses could not have made me leave an island paradise like his.
horsesslang Horsepower (a unit of measurement for an engine's power). Listen to that engine roar! How many horses does this baby have? horses n. horse power, as in an engine. How many horses does this thing have? |