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stalking horse

/staw-king hawrs/US // ˈstɔ kɪŋ ˌhɔrs //

盯梢马,潜行马,盯梢的马,盯梢的马匹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
    • : anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext.
    • : a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival.

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as indark horse
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Examples

  • I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?

  • The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.

  • The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.

  • That tweet came from Shay Horse, whose bio lists him as an independent photojournalist with ties to Occupy Wall Street.

  • And the budget provides $697,000 to the “Horse Protection Act of 1970.”

  • At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.

  • But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.

  • It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.

  • Four years ago Hetton's horse had been first favourite, but it was ignominiously beaten.

  • As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.