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UK
/hˈɒbɪhˌɔːs/
]
NOUN
- a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
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a topic to which one constantly reverts
don't get him started on his hobbyhorse
How To Use hobbyhorse In A Sentence
- Many competitors make their own hobbyhorses, gluing-on eyes and attaching manes of thread that flutter as the rider gallops along. Times, Sunday Times
- You want to distort the historical record to serve your modern political hobbyhorses. The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation
- Wooden hobbyhorses evolved into velocipedes; velocipedes evolved into safety bicycles; safety bicycles evolved into automobiles. 19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads | Carlton Reid
- The only movement towards Paul's position on one of his hobbyhorses is the mainstreaming of demonizing the Federal Reserve and fretting about the "soundness" of our money. News
- Widespread sleep deprivation is one of PNH's hobbyhorses. Making Light: Open thread 134
- don't get him started on his hobbyhorse
- If he spent less time on his hobbyhorses and more on proving his thesis, this would be a better read. Full Circle: How the Classical World Came Back to Us by Ferdinand Mount
- Build a half-million-dollar house next to the quarter-million-dollar barn where they could stable their expensive hobbyhorses and fleet of top-of-the-line ATVs. No Mercy
- There are quite a lot of people with odd hobbyhorses. Times, Sunday Times
- Creating some faux persona with catchphrases and hobbyhorses to draw people to your blog is a big mistake, because blogging is a long term gig and rare is the person who can keep up that sort of sham, particularly in writing.