dark horse
Noun
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Noun
dark horse (plural dark horses)
- (idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.
- (idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
- (horse racing) A horse whose capabilities are not known.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see dark, horse
- French: bien cacher son jeu
- Italian: acqua cheta
- Russian: тёмная лоша́дка
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