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to bet on a losing horse

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  • horse — [hôrs] n. pl. horses or horse [ME hors < OE hors, hros, akin to Ger ross (OHG hros), prob. < IE base * (s)ker , to leap (or < ? * k̑ers , to run > L cursus)] 1. a domesticated or wild, perissodactylous mammal (Equus caballus), raised… …   English World dictionary

  • horse — n. animal 1) to mount; ride; walk a horse; to lead a horse by the bridle 2) to curry; harness; hobble; saddle; shoe a horse 3) to break (in) a horse 4) to breed, raise horses 5) a cart (BE), draft (AE), dray; race; saddle; thoroughbred; wild… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • back the wrong horse — bet on a losing racehorse; support the wrong or losing side …   English contemporary dictionary

  • back the wrong horse —    If you back the wrong horse, you give your support to the losing side in something.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you back or bet on the wrong horse, for example the loser in a contest, match or election, you support the wrong… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • The Best Bet — Infobox Film name = The Best Bet image size = caption = director = Jack Neo producer = MediaCorp Raintree Pictures writer = Jack Neo narrator = starring = Richard Low, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Chen Liping, and Joanne Peh music = cinematography …   Wikipedia

  • kiss someone — or[something goodbye] {v. phr.} To lose or give up someone or something forever. * / If you won t marry Jane, Peter said to Tom, you might as well kiss her goodbye. / * /People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their money …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kiss someone — or[something goodbye] {v. phr.} To lose or give up someone or something forever. * / If you won t marry Jane, Peter said to Tom, you might as well kiss her goodbye. / * /People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their money …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kiss\ someone — • kiss someone • something goodbye v. phr. To lose or give up someone or something forever. If you won t marry Jane, Peter said to Tom, you might as well kiss her goodbye. People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • something\ goodbye — • kiss someone • something goodbye v. phr. To lose or give up someone or something forever. If you won t marry Jane, Peter said to Tom, you might as well kiss her goodbye. People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Australian and New Zealand punting glossary — This page is about the Australian English usage of punting, for other uses of punting see punt and punter .The Australian and New Zealand punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on… …   Wikipedia

  • race — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. onrush, advance; competition; sprint, dash; stream; channel, millrace, tide, river; career; family, clan, tribe; people, ethnic group. v. rush, career; hasten; compete; speed. See velocity, ancestry,… …   English dictionary for students

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