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 cart 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

Then Beijing was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means of transportation was the bicycle.

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。