Sere are some expressions and idioms involving "horse":
1. Hold your horses
– Be patient; slow down.
Hold your horses! We’ll leave in a few minutes.
2. Straight from the horse’s mouth
– Directly from the source or someone who has first-hand information.
I got the news straight from the horse’s mouth, so it’s reliable.
3. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
– Don’t criticize or question something given to you as a gift.
You should accept the offer. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
4. Get off your high horse
– Stop acting arrogant or superior.
You need to get off your high horse and listen to other people’s ideas.
5. Beat a dead horse
– To continue talking about something that is no longer relevant or important.
Let’s not beat a dead horse. We’ve already discussed this issue.
6. Back the wrong horse
– To support or invest in something that fails.
He backed the wrong horse when he invested in that failing company.
7. Put the cart before the horse
– To do things in the wrong order.
Planning the party before setting a date is putting the cart before the horse.
8. Horse around
– To play or fool around, often in a noisy or disruptive way.
The kids were horsing around in the backyard all afternoon.
9. Dark horse
– A person who surprises others by achieving success unexpectedly.
She was the dark horse in the competition and ended up winning.
10. Horse of a different color
– A completely different issue or situation.
We’re talking about marketing strategies now, but legal problems are a horse of a different color.
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