bet on a horse
21bet one's boots — or[bet one s bottom dollar] or[bet one s shirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bet all you have. * /This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it./ * /Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination./ 2. or[bet one s… …
22bet one's boots — or[bet one s bottom dollar] or[bet one s shirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bet all you have. * /This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it./ * /Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination./ 2. or[bet one s… …
23horse — horse1 W1S3 [ho:s US ho:rs] n [: Old English; Origin: hors] 1.) a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things →↑pony, equine ↑equine, equestrian ↑equestrian ▪ a horse and cart ▪ Lee had never ridden a horse before …
24bet on — verb place a bet on (Freq. 4) Which horse are you backing? I m betting on the new horse • Syn: ↑back, ↑gage, ↑stake, ↑game, ↑punt • …
25bet on the wrong horse — {v. phr,}, {informal} To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event. * /To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the… …
26bet on the wrong horse — {v. phr,}, {informal} To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event. * /To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the… …
27Horse Feathers — Infobox Film | name = Horse Feathers caption = Poster by Al Hirschfeld director = Norman Z. McLeod producer = Herman J. Mankiewicz (uncredited) writer = S. J. Perelman Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Will B. Johnstone starring =Groucho Marx Harpo Marx… …
28bet\ on\ the\ wrong\ horse — v. phr. informal To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event. To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong… …
29bet on the wrong horse — If you back or bet on the wrong horse, for example the loser in a contest, match or election, you support the wrong person. When I voted for him, I was convinced he would win, but I backed the wrong horse …
30horse — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM, EAT LIKE A HORSE, HOLD ONE S HORSES. IRON HORSE, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN, LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE… …
