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“horse”這個單詞也算是我們學英語會比較早接觸到的一個跟動物有關的單詞。那么horse都有哪些有趣的習語呢？
1 a horse pill
大藥丸，大型丸劑。
This is not a horse pill. This is your pain pill which doctor prescribed.
這不是大藥片。這就是醫生給你開的止疼藥。
2 a horse laugh
狂笑，譏笑，不信任的笑。
At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.
在那個笑話結束時，她發出一陣狂笑，隔著一條街都能聽到。
3 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.
考試是一回事；通過考試又是另一回事。
4 be on one's high horse
趾高氣揚，藐視他人。
Since Bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse.
自從鮑勃當選為俱樂部主席以來，他就趾高氣揚起來了。
5 beat a dead horse
徒勞無益，白費口舌。
I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.
我不想多此一舉，但你離開以前必須了解這個。
6 hold one's horse
忍耐，鎮靜，別沖動。
Dad, please hold your horse before you get mad at me...
爸，在對我發火之前，請你忍耐一下……
7 clothes horse
愛打扮，趕時髦的人。
Princess Diana was a real clothes horse. It's hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes.
戴安娜王妃是一個很講究穿戴的人，很難想象她花在衣服上的錢有多少。
*此外clothes horse figure指“衣服架子”，就是那種穿什么都好看的人。
8 talk horse
吹牛。
They often talk horse when they are free.
他們有空時常常在一起吹牛。
9 one-horse town
落后的小地方。
Then Beijing was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.
那時的北京是一個灰色、乏味、設施簡陋的城市，主要交通工具是自行車。
10 horse-and-buggy days
馬車時代，以往歲月。
The post-industrial crisis always reminds citizens of the horse-and-buggy days.
后工業時代的危機總是能讓人們回想起以往的歲月。
（來源：網絡）
