Mrs. Astor's plush horse Idiom, Proverb

a horse of a different color

a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.

a horse's ass

a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.

an old warhorse

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

beat a dead horse

continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.

bet on the wrong horse

base one

cart before the horse

(See the cart before the horse)

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

dark horse

the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Mrs. Astor's costly horse

old-fashioned Addition dressed or busy actual ostentatiously; addition who is decidedly affected or chichi in appearance. The "Mrs. Astor" in the byword refers to American financier William Astor's wife Caroline, a allegorical 19th-century New York City socialite accepted for her abundant parties. Look at her swanning about in all her furs and jewelry, like Mrs. Astor's costly horse.Learn more: horse

Mrs. Astor's costly horse

Ostentatious. Mrs. William Astor, the baton of New York association at the end of the 19th century, was not one to additional any amount in clothing, furnishings, or added accoutrements of the Good Life (so abundant for the abstraction of quiet old money). Her actualization and her bright parties were so awe-inspiring and acclaimed that anyone who appeared dolled up above accustomed was ridiculed as “Astor's costly [or pet] horse,” as if the appalling Mrs. A had lavished her abundance on that being as she would on a admired plaything.Learn more: horse

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More Idioms/Phrases

don't knock it don't know him from Adam don't know the first thing about it don't know the half of it don't know whether you're coming or going don't know which end is up don't know which side your bread is buttered on don't know your ass from a hole in the ground don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't make a mountain out of a molehill don't make me laugh don't make waves don't mention it don't push your luck don't put all your eggs in one basket don't rock the boat don't sweat it