Skip to navigation Skip to content
Mixed Idioms
  • Account
  • Shopping Cart
  • About us
  • Categories
    • about being exasperated
    • about being in a bad way
    • about love
    • about medical situations
    • about not caring AT ALL
    • about taking liberties
    • Escher sentences
  • Shipping & Returns
  • Our Shop
    • 1970s Design Style
    • London Merch
    • Ally Pally Merch
    • Escher Sentence Gifts
  • Contact Us
  • About us
  • Categories
    • about being exasperated
    • about being in a bad way
    • about love
    • about medical situations
    • about not caring AT ALL
    • about taking liberties
    • Escher sentences
  • Shipping & Returns
  • Our Shop
    • 1970s Design Style
    • London Merch
    • Ally Pally Merch
    • Escher Sentence Gifts
  • Contact Us
  • £0.00 0 items
Home / Real Idiom / Dark horse

Dark horse

One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.

Credit

engxam.com

Categories: Uncategorized

Post navigation

Previous post: Chip on his shoulder
Next post: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Recently Published
  • There is no Parcel Shelf in this car - to prevent smash and grab of parcel shelf There is no parcel shelf in this car - special sticker to deter car thieves £4.50 – £9.50Price range: £4.50 through £9.50
  • The Krill - T-Shirt for the surf punk band The Krill, in London The Krill - T-Shirt for the surf punk band The Krill, in London £8.00 – £15.00Price range: £8.00 through £15.00
  • The Krill - Black and White Ringer T-Shirt for the London Surf Punk Band The Krill - Black and White Ringer T-Shirt for the London Surf Punk Band £17.00 – £22.50Price range: £17.00 through £22.50
  • The Early Bird Contracts The Worms - Red T-Shirt The Early Bird Contracts the Worms (instead of gets the worm) – Short-Sleeve Unisex T-Shirt £21.00 – £31.50Price range: £21.00 through £31.50
  • Buckhurst Hill - Unisex T-Shirt – in the style of Cypress Hill - Essex Buckhurst Hill - Unisex T-Shirt – in the style of Cypress Hill - Essex £21.00 – £31.00Price range: £21.00 through £31.00
Information and Policies
  • Shipping and Returns Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Store Size Guide
Indexes and Lists
  • Real idioms
  • Funny quotes categories
  • Escher sentences
  • Shop
  • Music meets London places
  • Badly-chosen company names
  • Funny month portmanteaus
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Product Categories
  • 1970s Design Style Merch with electric font repeating
  • Ally Pally Merch
  • Bags with Mixed Idioms and Funny Phrases
  • Black T-Shirts with Funny Phrases
  • Camping Gifts with Mixed Up Sayings
  • Corporate from our sister companies
  • Cypress Hill -style Merch from London
  • Escher Sentence Gifts
  • Featured
  • Free Energy Merchandize
  • GAS Collective Merch and Products
  • Gifts and Products for Rubbish Chefs
  • Hats with Mixed Idioms and Funny Phrases
  • Laptop Sleeves and Cases
  • London Merch for Ally Pally, Muswell Hill N10, and Angel Islington N1
  • Men's T-Shirts
  • Mugs with Malaphors, Mixed Idioms and Eggcorns
    • Enamel Camping Mugs with Funny Quotes
  • Our ‘Motivational Leader Twitt’ Range
  • Products and Gifts for Animal Lovers
  • Products and Gifts for bad lawyers and tragic solicitors
  • Products and Gifts for Kids and Children
  • Products and Gifts for Mathematicians
  • Products and Gifts for Medical Professionals
  • Products and Gifts for Musicians
  • Products and Gifts for Natural Leaders
  • Products and Gifts for Ornithologists
  • Products and Gifts for Vets
  • Products and Gifts with adult words or themes
  • Products to take people down a peg or two
  • Red T-Shirts
  • Stickers to prevent car theft
  • T-Shirts (and stuff) demonstrating a Growth Mindset
  • T-Shirts and stuff for lazy or laid-back Dads
  • T-Shirts for Risky Daredevils
  • T-Shirts for tough people who've been through something bad
  • T-Shirts, Mugs and Hats for STUBBORN IDIOTS
  • Tank Tops and Racer-backs
  • The Krill Merchanise
  • Unisex T-Shirts
  • Unusual British Humour T-Shirts - they're niche!!
  • White T-Shirts
  • Women's T-Shirts
Real Idioms
  • Passing like ships in the night
  • Like herding cats
  • Put the cart before the horse
  • To set a hare running
  • Making mincemeat of something
  • To make short work / quick work / light work of something
  • The chickens have come home to roost
  • No skin off my nose
  • Jack of all trades
  • Jack of all trades, master of none.
Badly-Chosen Company Names
  • Sidewalk Juice
  • The Fishy Muff Takeaway
  • Hand Job Nails and Spa
  • TWA Transport
  • Powergen Italia
  • STD Contractors
  • Amigone Funeral Home
  • The Golden Shower Restaurant
  • Therapist Finder
  • Bunghole Liquors
Music Meets London Places
  • The High Beach Boys
  • The Leyton Stones
  • Wood Green Day
  • Ultravauxhall
  • Tina Turnham Green
  • Theydon Boizone
  • The Edge(ware)
  • Strand by me
  • Steps-ney
  • Snakes Lane in the Membrane
Archive
  • 2025 (1)
  • 2024 (2)
  • 2023 (9)
  • 2022 (42)
  • 2021 (28)
  • 2020 (37)
  • 2019 (64)
  • 2018 (62)
  • 2017 (60)
  • 2016 (62)
  • 2015 (9)
  • 2014 (24)
  • 2013 (25)
  • 2012 (45)
  • 2011 (65)
  • 2010 (7)
  • 2009 (2)
  • 2006 (3)
  • 2003 (1)
  • 1999 (1)
  • 1997 (2)
Context
  • a little bit distasteful (66)
  • about animals and living creatures (153)
  • about bad manners (15)
  • about being bad at sports (6)
  • about being betrayed (2)
  • about being brilliant (63)
  • about being care free (18)
  • about being cunning (15)
  • about being direct and confronting the issue (10)
  • about being disgusted (5)
  • about being exasperated (88)
  • about being helpful (21)
  • about being impressed (87)
  • about being in a bad way (25)
  • about being in a hurry (3)
  • about being in danger (32)
  • about being introverted or unassuming (11)
  • about being on the edge (26)
  • about being out of control (10)
  • about being out of your comfort zone (4)
  • about being overprivileged (7)
  • about being pragmatic (42)
  • about being quiet (13)
  • about being reckless (22)
  • about being slack or useless (12)
  • about being surprised (6)
  • about being too busy (5)
  • about being too late (1)
  • about being totally different (4)
  • about being unhelpful (21)
  • about being unimpressed (13)
  • about being unintelligent (22)
  • about being unpopular (2)
  • about being unwell (15)
  • about being vigilant (2)
  • about being wrong (20)
  • about camaraderie (2)
  • about clothing (4)
  • about collaboration (13)
  • about current affairs (7)
  • about death (6)
  • about disagreements (2)
  • about doing something (32)
  • about exaggeration (7)
  • about feeling envious (2)
  • about feeling hard done-by (65)
  • about feeling like a victim (75)
  • about flowers or plants (8)
  • about flying or air travel (9)
  • about food or cooking (60)
  • about gaining an understanding (19)
  • about getting a good rest (7)
  • about getting exercise (5)
  • about getting it off your chest (1)
  • about getting old (2)
  • about getting religion (8)
  • about going over the top (17)
  • about good luck (10)
  • about having a lot of fun (38)
  • about having good fortune (14)
  • about insecure espionage operations (2)
  • about loneliness (2)
  • about love (4)
  • about making money (8)
  • about making people laugh (11)
  • about making the best of a bad situation (1)
  • about management overload (4)
  • about medical situations (40)
  • about money (13)
  • about needing to calm down (3)
  • about not caring AT ALL (15)
  • about people taking the initiative (21)
  • about pushing your luck (35)
  • about really liking something (1)
  • about something inevitable (19)
  • about something shambolic (20)
  • about starting afresh (1)
  • about taking liberties (12)
  • about the weather (8)
  • about things going very well (3)
  • about things going wrong (62)
  • about working and careers (7)
  • about working hard and being proud of it (34)
  • adventurous (2)
  • advising to be careful (15)
  • advising to be humble (17)
  • advisory (68)
  • American (1)
  • bad for animal lovers (18)
  • being active (15)
  • brilliant Malaphors (19)
  • cautious (30)
  • christmas-inspired (14)
  • comparative (51)
  • considerate (13)
  • conversational (81)
  • corrective (18)
  • creative (9)
  • demanding (4)
  • demonstrating a degree of yearning (1)
  • demonstrating annoyance (46)
  • demonstrating idiocy (8)
  • demonstrating keenness (54)
  • demonstrating risky behaviour (49)
  • demonstrating strong leadership (79)
  • depicting a lovely atmosphere (27)
  • derogatory (49)
  • descriptive (107)
  • destructive (19)
  • dismissive (25)
  • double-edged (5)
  • eggcorns (27)
  • encouraging (32)
  • encouraging you to be stronger (21)
  • energetic (23)
  • Escher sentences (23)
  • evil (3)
  • exhibiting frisky behaviour (16)
  • exhibiting knowledge (93)
  • existential (9)
  • expressing freedom of speech (4)
  • featuring a name (3)
  • featuring famous places (5)
  • featuring hilarious acronym mistakes (1)
  • feeling urgent (15)
  • feminist (1)
  • final (33)
  • foreboding (60)
  • French (1)
  • giving a reprisal (43)
  • giving an explanation (40)
  • in the top 30 Eggcorns in the UK – survey in 2017 (8)
  • inflamatory (5)
  • inspirational or aspirational (8)
  • insulting (8)
  • just weird (2)
  • lacking skill (4)
  • magical (7)
  • magnanimous (51)
  • malapropisms (21)
  • mix ups of three idioms (15)
  • mondegreens (1)
  • motivational (43)
  • negative (138)
  • nostalgic (5)
  • not energetic (4)
  • not PC (3)
  • ominous (43)
  • philosophical (86)
  • positive (84)
  • preparing for the worst (29)
  • productive (18)
  • proud (22)
  • racey (24)
  • rampant (11)
  • regretful (7)
  • related to boats, sea travel or water (27)
  • related to gardening (10)
  • related to Star Wars (3)
  • related to working from home (5)
  • relating to Star Trek (2)
  • relaxed (13)
  • romantic (14)
  • said with certainty (48)
  • seasonal (3)
  • self-defusing (2)
  • showing a degree of skill (13)
  • showing crazy behaviour (19)
  • showing dedication and commitment (26)
  • showing impatience (20)
  • showing indecision (4)
  • showing innocence (8)
  • showing jealousy (1)
  • showing urban tendancies (4)
  • showing wisdom (99)
  • spoonerisms (1)
  • sporty (14)
  • steeped in hopelessness (70)
  • supportive (28)
  • sympathetic (4)
  • thoughtful (14)
  • threatening (27)
  • Uncategorized (1)
  • uncertain (9)
  • used as a warning (79)
  • used as an expletive (8)
  • used by farmers (27)
  • used during pandemics (4)
  • using mathematics (3)
  • vague (5)
  • very very funny. The Best, perhaps. (9)
  • victorious (4)
Words
air animal back ball balls bird bite boat bridge cake case cat cool cow cows dog ducks ear egg end eye face fire fish foot hand head home horse leopard mouth nail nose people piece resistance run spreading stick stone sun teeth time up worms
© Mixed Idioms 2022
Website by Matt & Ian
  • My Account
  • Search
  • Cart 0