BET ON THE WRONG HORSE

Meaning of BET ON THE WRONG HORSE in English

place ones hopes and expectations in the wrong place

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

BET ON THE WRONG HORSE — {v. phr,}, {informal} To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge …
Slang English vocab
BET ON THE WRONG HORSE — {v. phr,}, {informal} To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge …
Словарь английских идиом
BET ON THE WRONG HORSE — base one`s plans on a wrong guess about the results of something He is betting on the wrong horse if …
English Idioms vocab
BET ON THE WRONG HORSE — v. phr, , informal To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BET — Airport Name : Bethel Airport Airport Location : Bethel, Alaska, United States IATA Code : BET ICAO Code : PABE
Airport Code English Dictionary
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ also ˈräŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wrong, wrang, from Old English wrang, from (assumed) Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BET — I. ˈbet, usu -ed.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. (1) : something that is laid, staked, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRONG — — wronger , n. — wrongly , adv. — wrongness , n. /rawng, rong/ , adj. 1. not in accordance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BET — bet 1 /bet/ , v. , bet or betted, betting , n. v.t. 1. to wager with (something or someone). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from * wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BET — I. ˈbet noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1592 1. a. : something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRONG — imp. of wring. wrung. 2. wrong ·adj that which is not right. 3. wrong ·adj twisted; wry; as, a wrong …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BET — imp. & ·p.p. of beat. 2. bet ·impf & ·p.p. of bet. 3. bet ·adj & ·adv an early form …
Webster English vocab
WRONG — [wrong] n [ME, fr. OE wrang, fr. (assumed) wrang, adj., wrong] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injurious, unfair, or unjust …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
BET — bet, Bet BrE AmE bet ▷ betted ˈbet ɪd -əd AmE ˈbet̬- ▷ betting ˈbet ɪŋ AmE ˈbet̬- ▷ bets …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRONG — / rɒŋ; NAmE rɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective NOT CORRECT 1. not right or correct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BET — / bet; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bet·ting , bet , bet ) 1. bet (sth) (on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRONG — I. wrong 1 S1 W1 /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ wrong , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BET — I. bet 1 S1 /bet/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bet , present participle betting ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BET — v. & n. --v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 intr. (foll. by on or against with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BET — v. & n. v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 intr. (foll. by on or against with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Oxford English vocab
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Oxford English vocab
BET — v. & n. --v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1. intr. (foll. by on or against with …
Oxford English vocab
WRONG — ( wrongs, wronging, wronged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BET — ( bets, betting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'bet' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betting shop offtrack betting ▪ Few states allow offtrack betting . place...bet ▪ I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRONG — (NOT SUITABLE) [adjective] [not gradable] - not suitable or desirable, or not as it should beShe's the wrong person for …
Cambridge English vocab
BET — [noun] [C]A bet is an amount of money which you risk on the unknown result of an event, such as …
Cambridge English vocab
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BET — Synonyms and related words : ante, ante up, back, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, fade, gamble, game, handbook, hazard, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRONG — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON …
Slang English vocab
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang English vocab
BET — See: YOU BET or YOU BET YOUR BOOTS or YOU BET YOUR LIFE.
Slang English vocab
WRONG — See ↑ BAD 13, ↑ UNSUITABLE 1,2, ↑ WRONG 1,2,4,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wrong • ↑ can do no …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
BET — • ↑ I bet • ↑ I bet/my bet is • ↑ it's a safe bet/it's a sure bet/it's a …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BET — n. 25B6; verb he bet £10 on the favourite : WAGER, gamble, stake, risk, venture, hazard, chance; put/lay money, speculate; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRONG — adj. 1 improper, unjust, unfair, injudicious, unethical, terrible, foul, awful, bad, immoral, sinful, evil, iniquitous, villainous, wicked, vile, diabolic(al), infernal, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BET — n. 1 wager, stake, risk, venture, Brit punt, Colloq Brit flutter He could not afford more than a small bet …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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