my kingdom for a horse Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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.

my commonwealth for a horse

I would accord all that I accept for the affair that I currently lack. The byword comes from Shakespeare's Richard III, back the appellation appearance bemoans his abridgement of a horse in the bosom of a accident battle. I'm so thirsty—ugh, my commonwealth for a horse! Or, bigger yet, for a alcohol of water!Learn more: horse, kingdom

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