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back the right horse

back the right horse verb: to support someone who will succeed.

Verb

back the right horse (third-person singular simple present backs the right horse, present participle backing the right horse, simple past and past participle backed the right horse)

  1. (idiomatic) To support someone who will succeed.

Synonyms of back the right horse

Antonyms

Forms of back the right horse

third-person singular presentbacks the right horse
present participlebacking the right horse
past participlebacked the right horse
pastbacked the right horse

Questions about back the right horse

What does back the right horse mean?
Back the right horse means to support someone who will succeed.
What part of speech is back the right horse?
Back the right horse is a verb.
What is the past tense of back the right horse?
The past tense of back the right horse is backed the right horse.

Words near back the right horse in the dictionary

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  2. back taxes
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  10. back titrate
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