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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

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a dark horseHaving Nothing To Do With The Color Of A Fantasy Horse, Rather An Expression Of A Winner, A Success Story, A Triumph Suddenly Developing, Revealing Itself All In A Positive Manner:Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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willing horseOne who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.Rate it:

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work like a horseTo work very hard; toilRate it:

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ain't no hill for a stepping horseNo big deal; no problem.Rate it:

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and the horse you rode in onEuphemistic shortening of "fuck you and the horse you rode in on"Rate it:

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and the horse you rode in onIntensifier.Rate it:

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close the stable door after the horse has boltedTo attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.Rate it:

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come down off your high horse!Appearing Haughty, Belligerent, Egotistical,Rate it:

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dark horseA candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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enough to choke a horseAn excessive quantity.Rate it:

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every horse thinks its own pack heaviestEveryone thinks their problems or burdens are worse than everyone else's. This phrase is a response to someone complaining or to someone complaining that they have it worse than othersRate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked oneto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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get back on the horse that bucked youto return to something that previously caused harm.Rate it:

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gift horseAn apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs.Rate it:

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high horseTo show in your actions and expressions that you are superior to others, arrogant and haughtyRate it:

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horse and rabbit stewA mixture of the crude and the delicate in grossly unequal quantities, with the crude overwhelmingly dominant.Rate it:

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horse operaAn equestrian show, as in a circus.Rate it:

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horse pillA fact, proposal, claim, etc. that is difficult to accept or believe.Rate it:

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horse pillA medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.Rate it:

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horse playTo fool aroundRate it:

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horse puckyNonsense; feces.Rate it:

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horse senseCommon sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom independent from, and trumping, formal education.Rate it:

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horse shit!An untruth; an exaggeration; a lie. Syn: Bullshit; a load of shit.Rate it:

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horse's assA thing or person which is visually unappealing.Rate it:

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horse's mouthSource; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.Rate it:

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hung like a horseHaving a large penis.Rate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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no horse in this raceNo vested interest in the outcome of a contest or debate.Rate it:

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on one's high horseSelf-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.Rate it:

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one-horse raceAn election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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ride a horse foaled by an acornTo be hanged at the gallows.Rate it:

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rocking horsetoyRate it:

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rocking horse shitA metaphor for something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.Rate it:

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rocking-horse shitAlternative form of rocking horse shit.Rate it:

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see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:

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stalking horseA candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.Rate it:

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stalking horseA person, thing, or expedient used in a deceptive manner, to achieve some hidden purpose; a pretext or ruse.Rate it:

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stalking horseA horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game,Rate it:

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straight from the horse's mouthDirectly from the source; firsthand.Rate it:

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Straight from the Horse's MouthSomething coming directly from the main, authentic or reliable source direct from trustworthy person or placeRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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