BET ON THE WRONG HORSE

Meaning of BET ON THE WRONG HORSE in English

base one`s plans on a wrong guess about the results of something He is betting on the wrong horse if he continues to support the other candidate for mayor.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

BET ON THE WRONG HORSE — place ones hopes and expectations in the wrong place
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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 — 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
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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

English Idioms vocab

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