a dark horse

/ə ˌdɑːk ˈhɔːs/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
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Literal na kahulugan: «isang maitim na kabayo»

Kahulugan

someone with unexpected talents or interests they rarely mention

Taong may di-inaasahang talento o hilig na bihira niyang banggitin.

Mga halimbawa

  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.

Grammar

Countable noun; karaniwang singular pagkatapos ng be o turn out to be. Ginagamit ang a bago ang dark horse.

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