racehorse

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If it's a good idea for a racehorse, then you can bet it's probably a great idea for humans.

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  • If the Bf 109 was a rather delicate thoroughbred racehorse, the FW 190 was a rough-and-tough cavalry horse. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • The aeroplane charged onto the dark field like an overeager racehorse -- through the starting gate with her jockey half in the stirrup. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • I should liken one who invents melodies to a noble racehorse, and a mere contrapuntist to a hired post-hack He is stated to have always composed with the aid of the pianoforte or harpsichord; and indeed we find him writing to Artaria in 1788 to say that he has been obliged to buy a new instrument "that I might compose your clavier sonatas particularly well." —  Haydn
  • From the wild first horses we got the Arabian racehorse, the Tennessee walker, the palomino, the farm workhorse. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 03 - September 2001
  • When a racehorse was stolen, the stable dog never barked. —  FSF,October2005
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