a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages, etc.
to ride a horse
to get on a horse
He mounted his horse and rode off.
She's a keen horse rider.
He wants to become a professional horse trainer.
on a horse a rider on a white horse
by horse They travelled seven miles by horse to the camp.
a horse and cart
horse racing
He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races).
a large object with legs, and sometimes handles, used in gymnastics
to support somebody/something that is not successful
to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people
to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another
to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so
a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities
a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning
to cause something to fail, for example a plan
to eat a lot
She may be thin, but she eats like a horse.
to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible
given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate
used to tell somebody that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first
the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks
wishing for something does not make it happen
to refuse or criticize something that is given to you for nothing
I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning
The women’s competition was a two horse race between last year’s winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex.
to put or do things in the wrong order
used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do
you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
