a dark horse

المعنى

someone with unexpected talents or interests they rarely mention

شخص لديه مواهب أو اهتمامات غير متوقعة نادرا ما يذكرها.

أمثلة

1. 1Aisha is a dark horse; none of us knew she could play the violin.
2. 2Our quiet neighbour turned out to be a dark horse with several published novels.
3. 3What a dark horse you are, keeping your fluent Japanese a secret from us all!
4. 4That unexpected chess trophy revealed Ben as a dark horse; he'd never mentioned playing before.
5. 5I'd call our receptionist a dark horse: her pottery exhibition surprised everyone who knew her only at work.

القواعد

اسم معدود؛ يأتي عادة مفردا بعد be أو turn out to be. تستعمل a قبل dark horse.

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