two-horse race
a contest where only two players have a chance to win
TRANSLATION
two-horse race = Wettstreit, bei dem nur zwei der Teilnehmer eine Chance haben zu gewinnen --- GOOGLE INDEX two-horse race: approximately 90,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Italian election: a TWO-HORSE RACE
(The London Times - News Headline)
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Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack believes the Premier League is a TWO-HORSE RACE this season between the Blues and Manchester United.
(www.football.co.uk)
(The London Times - News Headline)
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Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack believes the Premier League is a TWO-HORSE RACE this season between the Blues and Manchester United.
(www.football.co.uk)
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two-horse race
idiom
- a contest in which only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning
(Collins English Dictionary)
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It may come as no surprise that the expression "two-horse race" comes from the world of horse racing. It refers to a race in which only two of the horses are considered serious contenders. The phrase is used in a variety of situations where only two participants have a real chance of winning a competition, including business and politics to name a few. Of course, some contests turn into a "one-horse race."
The horse is one of the most popular animals when it comes to idioms and figurative expressions. Here are some popular horsey expressions:
- dark horse = a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to
- get off your high horse! = to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people
- beat a dead horse = to waste time doing something that has already been attempted
- a horse of a different colour = a situation or a subject that is different from what you had first thought it was
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"We had 50 applicants for the job, but it's now come down to a two-horse race."
idiom
- a contest in which only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning
(Collins English Dictionary)
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It may come as no surprise that the expression "two-horse race" comes from the world of horse racing. It refers to a race in which only two of the horses are considered serious contenders. The phrase is used in a variety of situations where only two participants have a real chance of winning a competition, including business and politics to name a few. Of course, some contests turn into a "one-horse race."
The horse is one of the most popular animals when it comes to idioms and figurative expressions. Here are some popular horsey expressions:
- dark horse = a person who wins a race or competition although no one expected them to
- get off your high horse! = to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people
- beat a dead horse = to waste time doing something that has already been attempted
- a horse of a different colour = a situation or a subject that is different from what you had first thought it was
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"We had 50 applicants for the job, but it's now come down to a two-horse race."
