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a horse of a different color

a different matter, a separate issue If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a different color.

a horse's ass

a fool, a jerk After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.

an old warhorse

a veteran, an old soldier, a classic story or tune The band played marches and overtures - the old warhorses.

beat a dead horse

continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.

bet on the wrong horse

base one

cart before the horse

(See the cart before the horse)

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

dark horse

the competitor that could surprise us and win The dark horse in the World Cup is Ireland. They could win it all.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

get off (one's) aerial horse

To stop acting as if one is bigger than added people; to stop actuality aloof or haughty. Sam is never activity to accomplish accompany actuality until he gets off his aerial horse and stops acting like he knows added than all of us. You're aloof an intern, so get off your aerial horse and do this filing, like I asked you to.Learn more: get, high, horse, off

get (down) off one's aerial horse

Fig. to become humble; to be beneath haughty. It's about time that you got down off your aerial horse. Would you get off your aerial horse and allocution to me?Learn more: get, high, horse, off

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don't knock it don't know him from Adam don't know the first thing about it don't know the half of it don't know whether you're coming or going don't know which end is up don't know which side your bread is buttered on don't know your ass from a hole in the ground don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't make a mountain out of a molehill don't make me laugh don't make waves don't mention it don't push your luck don't put all your eggs in one basket don't rock the boat don't sweat it get no change out of someone get nose out of business get nose out of joint and have nose out of joint; put nose out of ... get nowhere get nowhere fast get nutted get off get off (one's) arse get off (one's) ass get off (one's) back get off (one's) backside get off (one's) bike get off (one's) bumper get off (one's) butt get off (one's) case get off (one's) high horse get off (one's) rear get off (one's) tail get off a few good ones get off ass get off at get off at (some place) Get off case! get off chest get off easy get off high horse get off it Get off it! get off light get off lightly Get off my ass! get off my back Get off my back! Get off my bumper! Get off my tail! get off on get off on (something) get off on something get off on the right foot get off on the wrong foot get off one’s rear get off one's duff get off one's tail get off scot-free get off somebody's back get off somebody's case get off someone’s back get off someone’s case get off someone's back get off tail get off the dime