horses for courses
idiom

- something that you say which means that it is important to choose suitable people for particular activities because everyone has different skills

Cambridge Dictionary of International Idioms

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WORD ORIGIN

Horses for courses, meaning that different people or things suit different needs, comes from the notion that every racehorse has a particular course on which it performs best. The first recorded use of the expression was in 1898.

The expression typically refers to fitting people's skills to a particular job or task. But it can also be applied to things (products for instance) or situations in which something is well suited. As the two examples show, "horses for courses" is usually a stand-alone expression that is linked in context to a preceding or subsequent sentence.

When it comes to animal names in idioms, horses are right at the top of the list, along with dogs and cats. Here are a few examples:

- to put the cart before the horse (to do something that should happen later before other things)

- straight from the horse's mouth (to get information directly from someone who is involved and knowledgeable)

- don't look a gift horse in the mouth (don't criticise or have doubts about something good that has been offered)

- beat a dead horse (to waste time doing something that has already been attempted)

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Practice OWAD in a conversation today. Say something like:

"I'm glad they chose Ingrid to manage this project,... as they say, horses for courses."