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piquer des deux(lit.) To spur a horse with both heels; To gallop off at full speed; (fig.) To run very fast.Rate it:

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pitAn area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.Rate it:

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pitTo return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.Rate it:

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pit outTo leave the pits and go out onto the race trackRate it:

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play the poniesTo bet on horse racing.Rate it:

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play the race cardTo assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.Rate it:

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play the race cardDonald A. Carson, Love in Hard Places p.94.Rate it:

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politically correctAvoiding offense based on demographics especially race, sex, religion, ideology, sexuality, disability, or social groupingRate it:

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poner el carro delante de los bueyesput the cart before the horseRate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo direct a horse to walk, canter, trot, etc.Rate it:

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putain de sa raceExprime l’irritation, l’exaspération, la colère.Rate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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qui veut voyager loin ménage sa montureWho wishes to go far spares his horse; He who wishes to live long avoids excess.Rate it:

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race against timeA situation in which something must be done hurriedly, by a deadline.Rate it:

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race out of the trapsTo start something very quickly.Rate it:

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Rat RaceSevere, long-lasting and stressing competition in the society or in businessRate it:

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rein upTo stop, to halt riding a horse by pulling on the reins.Rate it:

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ride downto cause (a horse) to fall when riding.Rate it:

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ride tall in the saddleTo ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.Rate it:

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road appleHorse manure, especially when deposited on a road.Rate it:

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romp homeo win easily, especially in a race.Rate it:

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rug upTo put a rug on a horseRate it:

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run for the rosesNickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race.Rate it:

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saddleA seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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saddleAn item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animalRate it:

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set the paceTo establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.Rate it:

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shoo-inThe winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.Rate it:

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stadium currere (Off. 3. 10. 42)to run a foot-race.Rate it:

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starting priceThe final odds on a horse when the race starts; also used to designate a system of fixed-odds betting using such prices. Abbreviation: SP.Rate it:

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sternere equumto saddle a horse.Rate it:

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ta raceExprime le refus ou l'indignation.Rate it:

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type outTo be rejected as an actor because of categorical factors like height, race and general appearance, rather than acting ability.Rate it:

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un cheval à deux finsA horse for riding or driving.Rate it:

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whip handThe hand in which a horse rider holds the whip.Rate it:

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wild horsesPlural form of wild horse.Rate it:

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wooden marea wooden horse, a torture deviceRate it:

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