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Horse Idioms 1 |
All of these idioms have horses in them...
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| 1. Wendy: Hurry up! We're going to be late!!
Peter: All right! Hold your horses! I'm coming now! |
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Get the horse!
Wait a minute! The horse is leaving now. |
| 2. Marsha plans to write her composition, and then go to the library to read about the subject. She is to put the cart before the horse. | |
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She should write about horses.
She should write her composition first. She should go to the library first. |
| 3. May: How did you know it was Jennifer's birthday today?
Susan: I, got it straight from the horse's mouth. | |
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May told Susan about her birthday.
Jennifer told Susan about her own birthday. Susan told May about her birthday. |
| 4. Son: I'm sorry mom, but there was an accident and the lamp is broken.
Mother: Were you and your brothers horsing around inside the house again? Son: Well...yes, we were. We're sorry. | |
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The boys were playing in the house and broke the lamp.
The horse broke the lamp. The horse was running around. |
| 5. Noriko: Are you coming to my party?
Yoshio: Wild horses couldn't keep me away! |
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Maybe, if Yoshio's horse isn't wild.
No, Yoshio is busy with wild horses. Yes, Yoshio is definitely going to Noriko's party! |
| 6. Tina: What should I do about my problem?
Terry: Hmmm...I'm not sure. Maybe you should ask Jack. He's got good horse sense. He'll know what to do. |
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Jack has good common sense.
Jack has a good horse. Nothing will stop Jack. |
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