Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)No vested interest in the outcome of a contest or debate.

    I have no horse in this race; I just want to see justice done.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. There's no doubt Tom will win the race.

    Немає жодних сумнівів у тому, що Том переможе у перегонах. — deniko

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  2. There's no way Tom will win the race.

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  3. Tom has no chance of winning the race.

    ruУ Тома нет шансов выиграть гонку. — marafon

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  4. There's absolutely no chance Tom will win the race.

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  5. Tom felt he had no chance to win the race.

    ruТом чувствовал, что у него нет шансов выиграть гонку. — odexed

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Origin

From betting on horse racing; someone who has not placed bets on any of the horses in a pa

From betting on horse racing; someone who has not placed bets on any of the horses in a particular race will have no vested interest in any of them winning.

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Forms

plural: no horse in this races

Synonyms

1 synonyms
no dog in this fight

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
noA1nobilityB2nobleB2noblemanB2
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