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1. horse sense 基本常识
she's got too much horse sense to believe his story.
丰富的常识使她不相信他的说辞。
2. wild horses couldn't drag him away 全心投入
once elaine starts playing a video game, wild horses can't drag her away from it.
一旦伊莲开始玩游戏，野马也没法把她从屏幕前拉走。
3. put the 1 before the horse 本末倒置
to get married first and then get a job is putting the cart before the horse.
先结婚再找工作是本末倒置。
4. horsing around 胡闹
you can't trust michael to do anything -- he's always horsing around.
你不能让迈克做任何事，他总是在胡闹。
5. hold your horses 别着急，耐心点儿。
hold your horses! we're not ready to go yet.
别着急，我们还没准备好呢。
6. one-horse town 落后的小地方
那时的北京是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市，主要交通工具是自行车。
7. a horse laugh 狂笑，讥笑，不信任的笑
at the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.
在那个笑话结束时，她发出一阵狂笑，隔着一条街都能听到。
8. a horse of a different color 完全是另一回事
taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.
考试是一回事；通过考试又是另一回事。
9. be on one's high horse 趾高气扬，藐视他人
since bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse.
自从鲍勃当选为俱乐部主席以来，他就趾高气扬起来了。
10. beat a dead horse 徒劳无益，白费口舌
i hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.
我不想多此一举，但你离开以前必须了解这个。
11. clothes horse 爱打扮，赶时髦的人
princess diana was a real clothes horse. it's hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.
黛安娜王妃是一个很讲究穿戴的人，很难想象她花在衣服上的钱有多少。
此外clothes horse figure 指“衣服架子”，就是那种穿什么都好看的人。
12. don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 不要对别人送的礼物过于挑剔
angela: "this shirt you gave me is not my favorite brand."
你送我的那件衬衫不是我最喜欢的牌子。
andy: "don't look a gift horse in the mouth! that was the best they had."
别挑刺儿了，那是他们那儿最好的了。
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