IDIOMS WITH HORSE

IDIOMS WITH ANIMALS

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HORSE

• to eat like a horse = to eat a lot
• to be flogging a dead horse = to be wasting time or effort on something impossible
• to be/get on one's high horse = to act proudly, be arrogant
• to be healthy as a horse = to be very healthy
• to get on one's hobby-horse = to start talking about something that one likes to discuss
• to hold your horses = to do something more slowly
• to change horses in midstream = to transfer one's preference for somebody to another in the middle of an undertaking
• to close the stable door after the horse has bolted = try to prevent something when it is too late
• to put the cart before the horse = to reverse the logical order
• a Trojan horse = something that looks normal but hides somebody's real intentions
• never look a gift horse in the mouth = a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes
• a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse) = a hint or suggestion can be understood without being explicitly stated
• straight from the horse's mouth = from a reliable source = de buena fuente
• you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink = you can give a person the chance to do something, but he may still refuse to do it
• a dark horse = someone mysterious, who doesn't tell others about himself, but has surprising abilites or qualities
• a horse of a different color (US) = something that is completely different = harina de otro costal

We thank Marcela Bitetto (from Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Lily (from Tucson, USA) for her suggestions.

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. I know that he will not accept your suggestion. You know,   - you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse change horses in midstream .

2. Oh, don't  - get on your high horse eat like a horse get on your hobby-horse  and accept your mistakes, please. 

3. If you don't like what Aunt Mollie gave you, don't say it.   - A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse Never look a gift horse in the mouth You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink . 

4. Did you know that Isabelle is going to be fired next week? I know it  - hold your horses straight from the horse's mouth put the cart before the horse . 

5. You always  - eat like a horse change horses in midstream get on your hobby-horse  and start talking about computers. I don't like this subject, so please let's talk about something else! 

6. Forget about learning Chinese in two months, you   - never look a gift horse in the mouth get on your hobby-horse are flogging a dead horse . 

7. Mr White was replaced by a younger worker now that we need him to finish this task. You can't  - change horses in midstream never look a gift horse in the mouth get on your hobby-horse . 

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SOURCE: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/idioms/animals/horse.html