a dark horse

Nghĩa

someone with unexpected talents or interests they rarely mention

Người có tài năng hoặc sở thích bất ngờ, ít khi kể ra.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Danh từ đếm được; thường ở số ít sau be hoặc turn out to be. Dùng a trước dark horse.

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