dark horse
n.
in politics, 1842, an image from horse racing, in which dark is used in its figurative sense of "unknown."
Moonraker is called a "dark horse"; that is neither his sire nor dam is known. ["Pierce Egan's Book of Sports," London, 1832]
| 词汇 | dark horse |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary dark horse n. in politics, 1842, an image from horse racing, in which dark is used in its figurative sense of "unknown." Moonraker is called a "dark horse"; that is neither his sire nor dam is known. ["Pierce Egan's Book of Sports," London, 1832] |
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