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Horse idioms

40 phrases featuring the horse.

Horse warm-up quiz

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Which idiom means...

Acting as if you are better than other people.

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"Straight from the horse's mouth"

Information received directly from the person who knows the truth.

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"Dark horse"

A person who surprises everyone by doing very well.

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"Hold your horses"

Wait a moment; do not rush.

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"Eat like a horse"

To eat a lot.

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"A horse of a different color"

A completely different matter.

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"Flogging a dead horse"

Wasting effort on something that cannot succeed.

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"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink"

You can give someone a chance, but you cannot force them to use it.

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"Horse sense"

Good practical judgment.

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"Back the wrong horse"

To support the person or plan that fails.

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"Change horses in midstream"

To change plans or leaders at a risky time.

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"Close the stable door after the horse has bolted"

To act too late, after the damage is done.

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"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"

Do not complain about something given to you for free.

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"Horse around"

To play roughly or behave in a silly way.

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"Wild horses couldn't drag me away"

Nothing could make me leave.

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"Put the cart before the horse"

To do things in the wrong order.

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"Straight from the horse's mouth"

Information received directly from the person who knows the truth.

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"Hold your horses"

Wait and do not rush.

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"Hold your horses"

Wait a moment; do not rush.

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"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink"

You can give someone a chance, but you cannot force them to use it.

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"Flogging a dead horse"

Wasting effort on something that cannot succeed.

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"Close the stable door after the horse has bolted"

To act too late, after the damage is done.

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"Put the cart before the horse"

To do things in the wrong order.

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"Horse around"

To play roughly or behave in a silly way.

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"On your high horse"

Acting as if you are better than other people.

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"Horseplay"

Rough or silly play.

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"Horse sense"

Good practical judgment.

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"One-trick pony"

Someone or something good at only one thing.

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"Eat like a horse"

To eat a lot.

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"Dark horse candidate"

Someone who unexpectedly becomes a strong competitor.

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"A horse of a different color"

A completely different matter.

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"Hold your horses"

Wait and do not rush.

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"Straight from the horse's mouth"

Directly from the person who knows.

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"Get off your high horse"

Stop acting better than others.

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"Eat like a horse"

To eat a lot.

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"Dark horse"

A person who surprises everyone by doing very well.

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"Don't beat a dead horse"

Do not keep arguing about something already finished.

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"A horse of another color"

A completely different matter.

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"Wild horses couldn't drag me away"

Nothing could make me leave.

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"Workhorse"

A person or thing that works very hard.

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"Horse trading"

Hard bargaining or negotiation.