Meaning: abators

'əbeɪtə(r)n.
a person who abates a nuisance

ORs 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.

bark is worse than his bite

"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.

bark is worse than one

someone isn

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

cheap like borsch

not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.

dark horse

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

do the honors

perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.) Would you like to do the honors and pour everyone a glass of wine?

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.

eat like a horse

eat a lot, pig out Barney eats like a horse. He has a monstrous appetite.

for better or worse

depending on how one looks at the matter, with good or bad effects For better or worse he has decided to quit his job and go to live in Brazil.

from the horse's mouth

(See straight from the horse's mouth)

get off your high horse

do not act like you are better than everyone else Colin acts so superior! Tell him to get off his high horse.

get on your horse

move, get started, get a move on Get on your horse or you'll be late for work. It's nearly 8!

get the worst of

be defeated or beaten, suffer most He got the worst of the deal when the salesman sold him the used car.

go from bad to worse

get worse, deteriorate Things are going from bad to worse in the company.

hold your horses

wait a minute, hold on, hold the phone "When I said the accident was his fault, he said, ""Hold your horses!"""

horse around

play, joke, fool around, goof off Don't horse around in the lab. You could spill some acid.

horse feathers

lies, false stories, bull, a bunch of malarkey "When she told her dad she saw a ghost, he said, ""Horse feathers!"""

horse of a different color

(See a horse of a different color)

horse's ass

(See a horse's ass)

horse sense

wisdom in making decisions He doesn

horse shoes up his ass

very lucky, always winning He's got horseshoes up his ass! He won six games of bingo!

horse trade

a business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard bargaining After several hours of horse trading we finally reached an agreement to buy the new computers.

horseplay

just having fun, fooling around Don't worry. The boys aren't fighting. It's just horseplay.

if worst comes to worst

if the worst possible thing happens If worst comes to worst we can cancel our holiday and go next year.

in the worst way

very much, a lot Hal wants a Porsche in the worst way. He loves sports cars.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

look a gift horse in the mouth

complain if a gift is not perfect He shouldn

look up a dead horse's ass

do a worthless task, do a pointless exercise, pissing into the wind If they want a tax-free society, they may as well be looking up a dead horse's ass!

make it worse

hinder, cause it to be worse Stepping on the brakes will only make it worse. The car will skid.

none the worse for wear

not hurt or damaged, still in good condition, okay The immigrants were none the worse for wear after their wagon trip across the prairie.

off your high horse

(See get off your high horse)

open some doors

provide opportunities, help someone succeed I'm hoping my college diploma will open some doors.

over the worst

recovering from an illness My brother is over the worst since his skiing accident last month.

own worst enemy

create our own problems, prevent our own success A smoker is his own worst enemy. He's harming himself.

piss like a race horse

have to urinate, back teeth are floating I hope this mall has a washroom. I have to piss like a race horse.

put the cart before the horse

do things in the wrong order I think that he is putting the cart before the horse by talking about fixing up the house before he even buys it.

smoke and mirrors

false impressions, deceit, trickery, bafflegab His speech about new projects is just smoke and mirrors. The company is bankrupt.

straght from the horse

directly from the person or place where something began I heard straight from the horse

straight from the horse

directly from the person involved I went over to my friend

straight from the horse's mouth

directly from the person who said it or did it I want to hear the story from Ty, straight from the horse's mouth.

take a turn for the worse

become sicker My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and is still in the hospital.

the cart before the horse

backwards, back to front Having dessert before dinner is putting the cart before the horse.