: someone or something that is not successful —used with choose/pick/back (etc.) The company has been losing money, and many investors are beginning to feel that they may have backed the wrong horse.
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What does back the wrong horse?
Transferred from wagering money on a horse that fails to win the race, a usage dating from the late 1600s, this term is widely applied to elections and other situations of uncertain outcome.
How do you use back the wrong horse in a sentence?
to make the wrong decision and support a person or action that is later unsuccessful: In all his years as a book publisher, he rarely backed the wrong horse.
What does backing the right horse mean?
To support someone who will succeed
To support someone who will succeed.
What does back on the horse mean?
Get back on the horse is an admonition that one must immediately confront a failure and try again. For instance, if one fails to secure a job after a disastrous interview, one must get back on the horse and continue going to job interviews.
What means barking up the wrong tree?
Waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path, as in If you think I can come up with more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree. This term comes from the nocturnal pursuit of raccoon-hunting with the aid of dogs.
What means lose heart?
to become discouraged
Definition of lose heart
: to begin to feel that one cannot do something that one has been trying to do : to become discouraged They never lost heart, even in the face of adversity.
What is the meaning of idiom bad blood?
unfriendly or hostile relations; enmity; hostility; animosity: When the territory was being settled there was bad blood between the farmers and the ranchers.
What does eat a humble pie mean?
to admit that one was wrong
: to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated. They had to eat humble pie when the rumors they were spreading were proved false.
What is the meaning of idiom a cold fish?
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD FISH. [count] : a cold and unfriendly person. She’s a lovely person, but her husband’s a bit of a cold fish.
What does HELD OVER mean?
postpone, defer
1a : postpone, defer. b : to retain in a condition or position from an earlier period. 2 : to prolong the engagement of the film was held over another week.
What is the saying when you fall off a horse?
It means that you are at one extreme of a situation, and you want to change it so hard that you fall into the opposite extreme.
What does getting on the horse mean?
get on (one’s) horse
To prepare or get ready to leave. Well, I had better get on my horse. It was lovely to see you, as always. Time to get on my horse—I don’t want to miss my train! See also: get, horse, on.
What is the best way to break a horse?
The local round pen, arena, or an empty field are some of the perfect choices.
- Gain horse trust. It all starts with confidence and trust.
- Pressure and release. Use negative reinforcement by applying minimal pressure on the horse’s body.
- Rewarding progress.
- Desensitization.
- Saddle training.
- First ride.
Can’t cut the mustard meaning?
What does “cut the mustard” mean? To cut the mustard is “to reach or surpass the desired standard or performance” or more generally “to succeed, to have the ability to do something.” For instance, Beyoncé really cut the mustard in her new song.
What does a drop in the bucket mean?
A very small quantity
A very small quantity, especially one that is too small. For example, These contributions are just a drop in the bucket; the new church wing will cost thousands more.
What does mean at the drop of a hat?
Immediately, without delay
Immediately, without delay, as in We were ready to pack our bags and go on vacation at the drop of a hat. This phrase probably alludes to signaling the start of a race or other contest by dropping a hat. [
Is the cat out of the bag meaning?
To disclose a secret: “The mayor’s visit was to be kept strictly confidential, but someone must have let the cat out of the bag, because the airport was swarming with reporters.”
What does the idiom caught my eye means?
to get someone’s attention: A sudden movement caught my eye. C2. to get someone’s attention, especially by looking at them: I tried to catch the waiter’s eye, so we could order.
What does Big Draw mean?
“a big draw” means a big source of attraction. If something is a big draw, it draws people’s attention to it/attracts a lot of attention.
What is the idiom of black and blue?
If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised. The next day I was black and blue and couldn’t move my neck. Bud’s nose was still black and blue. See full dictionary entry for black.