straight from the horse's mouth 直接来自当事人 look a gift horse in the mouth 吹毛求疵 win in a canter (以慢跑取胜)轻易取胜 注:赛马中马速分五种 walk常步 amble慢步 trot小跑 canter慢跑 gallop疾驰 back to the wrong horse (赌马时押错了马)估计错误 hold your horses 不要急,镇定 change horses in midstream 临阵换将,中途改变策略 trojan horse 暗藏的敌人或危险 dark horse 黑马 be on the high horse 趾高气扬,盛气凌人 come off the high horse 放下架子 horse of another/different color 截然不同,风马牛不相及的事,两码事 flog a dead horse 重提已经解决的问题 put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽 buy a white horse (喻)浪费金钱 to shut the stable door after the horse is stolen 为时已晚 work like a horse 勤奋工作