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a horse of a different color (US),
a horse of a different colour (UK) n | figurative ([sth] entirely different) | هذا مختلف كليًّا، هذا موضوع آخر |
| back the wrong horse v expr | figurative (be mistaken in judgment) | يراهن على الطرف الخاسر، يدعم الطرف الخاسر |
beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | ينفخ في قربة مقطوعة، يحاول عبثًا |
| | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse,
cart horse,
cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | حصان لجر العربات |
| charley horse n | informal (muscle cramp) | تيبّس عضليّ |
| | Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
chestnut tree,
horse chestnut tree n | (horse chestnut) | شجرة كستناء الهند |
| | The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms. |
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted,
shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted n | figurative, informal (acting too late) | محاولة إصلاح وضع بعد فوات الأوان |
| | Tony's debts are huge now; buying a few items second-hand seems like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | (frame for drying laundry) | مَنشَر |
| | I dry the clothes that cannot be tumble-dried by hanging them on the clothes horse. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | figurative (person: demonstrates clothes) | عارض أزياء |
| | Hannah put herself through university by working as a clothes horse for an exclusive fashion designer. |
clothes horse,
clotheshorse n | figurative, pejorative (fashion-conscious woman) | امرأة أنيقة، امرأة على الموضة |
| | Alina is such a clothes horse! She'd never be caught dead in last season's styles. |
| dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) | شخص كتوم، شخص متكتّم |
| | You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| dark horse n | figurative (little known political candidate) | مرشح غير بارز |
| | At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
| dark horse n | (little-known racehorse) | حصان سباق غير معروف |
| | Nobody bet on the dark horse, who went on to place first. |
| dead horse n | figurative ([sth] no longer relevant) | لم يعد يفيد |
| | There is no point in raising the issue of pay at the staff meeting again; it's a dead horse. |
| Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. expr | figurative (Be grateful for [sth] free.) | لا تبحث عن العيوب في الهدية، ارضَ بالهدية كيفما كانت |
| | I was disappointed that the antique vase my aunt gave me had a chip in the rim, but my mother said, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | يأكل طعامًا كثيرًا |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | (botany: plant) (نبتة) | فول |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) | حبة فول، فولة |
| | Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
| from the horse's mouth expr | (first-hand, directly from the source) | من المصدر مباشرة |
| | Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| get off your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (stop acting morally superior) | يوقف التصرُّف كأنه أرفع خُلقًا |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) | يتعالى |
| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| go horse riding v expr | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | يركب الخيل |
| | Would you like to go horse riding this afternoon? |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) (من يعتني بنظافة جسم الخيل) | سائس |
| | The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
| on your high horse expr | (displaying haughty attitude) | يتعجرف، يتفاخر، يتغطرس |
| | I see Irene's on her high horse again. |
hobbyhorse,
also UK: hobby horse n | figurative (pet subject, obsession) | هاجس، موضوع مفضَّل |
| horse bean | (botany) | فول عريض |
| horse chestnut n | (conker tree) (الشجرة) | كستناء الحصان، كستنة الهند، قسطل الفرس |
| horse chestnut n | (conker) (الثمرة) | كستناء الحصان، كستنة الهند، قسطل الفرس |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (baseball: score of zero) (في البيسبول) | نتيجة صفر |
horse collar [sb],
horse-collar vtr | US, figurative (sport: prevent from scoring) (في البيسبول) | يمنع شخصًا من التسجيل |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (part of horse harness) | طوق عنق الحصان |
| horse farm n | (place where horses are bred) | مزرعة خيول |
| horse feed n | (food intended for horses) | عَلَف خيل |
| horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) (من يعتني بمظهرها) | سائس خيل |
| horse keeper n | (person: tends horses) | سائس خيل |
| horse lover n | ([sb] who is fond of horses) | مُحبّ للخيل |
| horse manure n | (horse's excrement) | روث خيل، سماد خيل |
| | She added horse manure to heat up her compost pile. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | سباق الخيل |
| | Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | منافسة حميمة |
| horse ride n | (journey made on horseback) | نزهة على صهوة الخيل |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | ركوب الخيل |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| horse sense n | (common sense, practicality) | الفطرة السليمة، العقلانية |
| horse show n | (horse riding competition) | مسابقة فروسية |
| | Samantha and her mare will compete in the dressage event at the horse show. |
| horse tack n | (bridle, saddle, stirrups, etc.) | عدّة الفرس، طقم الفرس |
horse trading,
horse-trading,
horsetrading n | (sale and purchase of horses) | تجارة الخيل |
horse trading,
horse-trading,
horsetrading n | figurative, informal (bargaining) | مساومة، مفاوضة |
| | The lawyers engaged in horse trading before they reached a final agreement. |
| horse trailer n | (lorry for transporting a horse) | مقطورة خيل |
| | Many larger cars can easily tow a horse trailer. |
| horse trainer n | ([sb] who teaches behaviour to horses) | مدرب الخيول |
| horse training n | (teaching behaviour to horses) | تدريب الخيول |
| horse-and-buggy n as adj | (relating to the pre-automotive era) | من أيام عربة الخيل، من أيام ما قبل السيارات |
| horse-and-buggy n as adj | figurative (old-fashioned) | عتيق، قديم |
| | | أكل عليه الدهر وشرب |
| horse-drawn adj | (pulled by horse) | يجرّه الخيل |
| horse-drawn carriage n | (vehicle pulled by a horse) | عربة خيل |
| | In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
| horse's ass n | US, colloquial (stupid person) | شخص غبي، شخص أحمق |
| horse's mouth | (source) | مصدر أكيد |
horseback ride (US),
horse ride (UK) n | (ride on a horse) | نزهة على صهوة الحصان |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
horseback riding (US),
horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | ركوب الخيل |
| | One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) | ذبابة الخيل |
| | Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | سباق الخيل |
| | Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| horsewhip n | (riding crop) | سوط، كرباج |
| iron horse | (locomotive) | قاطرة |
jack mackerel,
horse mackerel n | (fish) (سمك) | الإسقمري الحصان، "جاك ماكيريل" |
| miniature horse n | (very small equine breed) | حصان صغير جدًّا |
| one-horse adj | (using one horse) | بحصان واحد |
| one-horse adj | figurative (small, unimportant) | صغير، بسيط، غير مهمّ |
| | Don talked as though he was running a great business empire, but really it was just a one-horse establishment. |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | حصان لحمل الأثقال |
| | There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
pommel horse,
side horse n | (gymnastics) (في الجمباز) | حصان الحلق، حصان المقابض |
| put the cart before the horse v expr | figurative (act prematurely) | يضع العربة أمام الحصان، أمر سابق لأوانه |
| | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
| quarter horse n | (strong horse type) (نوع قوي من الخيول) | حصان رُبعيّ، حصان "كوارتر" |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | فرس السباق |
| | That racehorse has never lost. |
| riding horse n | (show horse) | حصان للركوب |
| | Riding horses are selected from many different breeds. |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) | حصان خشبي هزاز |
| | Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) (حيوان بحري صغير) | حصان البحر |
| | Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| shire horse n | (large working horse) | حصان إنجليزي |
| | Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
stalking-horse,
stalking horse n | (hunting: screen) (للتستر خلفه عند الصيد) | حصان تمويه |
stalking-horse,
stalking horse n | figurative ([sth] that hides intentions) (لإخفاء نيّة حقيقية) | حجّة، ذريعة |
stalking-horse,
stalking horse n | figurative (election candidate) | مرشَّح صوريّ |
| stalking-horse n as adj | (relating to a stalking-horse) | صوريّ |
| Trojan horse n | (Greek mythology: wooden horse) | حصان طروادة |
| | The Greek soldiers were hidden inside the belly of the Trojan horse. |
| Trojan horse n | figurative ([sth] that infiltrates and harms enemies) | مصدر خطر خفيّ للعدوّ |
| Trojan horse n | figurative (computer virus) | فيروس تروجان، حصان طروادة |
| | Browsing unsafe web page can result in infections by Trojan horses. |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | حصان بري |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |