stalking horse
盯梢马,潜行马,盯梢的马,盯梢的马匹
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- : 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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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.