horse opera
A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part.
John Wayne played in many horse operas.
horse sense
A good understanding about what to do in life; good judgment; wisdom in making decisions.
Bill had never been to college, but he had plenty of horse sense.
Some people are well educated and read many books, but still do not have much horse sense.
horse trade
The sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses.
It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal.
A business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard and skillful discussion.
Party leaders went around for months making horse trades to get support for their candidate.
The horse trade finally called for a new car for the radio station in exchange for several weeks of advertising for the car dealer.
horsefeathers!
Not true; I don't believe what you're saying.
"Horsefeathers!" Brad cried. "I can't believe a word of what you said about Jessica."
Exclamation of disgust.
"Horsefeathers!" Fred cried. "We've just missed the bus."
horselaugh
A loud, sarcastic, and derisive laugh.
When the speaker praised politics as one of the oldest and noblest professions, his audience of college students gave him a horselaugh.
horseplay
Rough, practical joking.
The newlyweds couldn't get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window - the usual horseplay.
iron horse
A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train.
In its first days, the iron horse frightened many people as it roared across country scattering sparks.
lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. A proverb.
After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen.