dark horse
21Dark Horse — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dark Horse, cheval sombre en français, peut faire référence à : Dark Horse Comics, un éditeur des bandes dessinées américain ; Dark Horse, un… …
22dark horse — noun 1. a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly • Hypernyms: ↑campaigner, ↑candidate, ↑nominee 2. a racehorse about which little is known • Hypernyms: ↑racehorse, ↑race horse, ↑bangtail …
23dark horse — 1. n. an unknown entrant into a contest; a surprise candidate for political office. □ The party is hoping that a dark horse will appear before the election. □ You’d be surprised at how eagerly people will vote for a dark horse. 2. mod. previously …
24dark-horse — American a dark horse a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to. She s a dark horse candidate for the position of company director. (always before noun) …
25dark horse — Used of a person who reveals unexpected talent, a metaphor from the racing world where it is used of a horse which unexpectedly wins a race. The phrase can be extended to someone who reveals anything about himself which is unexpected, as in A… …
26dark horse — noun a) A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. Everyone was expecting the red team to win, but the greens were the dark horse in the event. b) An unexpected success …
27dark horse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. outside chance, long shot. See improbability.Ant., sure thing. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. a relative unknown who is deemed unlikely to win; an underdog. The dark horse… …
28dark\ horse — noun informal A political candidate little known to the general voting public; a candidate who was not expected to run. Every once in a while a dark horse candidate gets elected President …
29dark horse — If someone s a dark horse, they are a bt of a mystery. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
30dark horse — the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all …
