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backing the right horse

backing the right horse is the present participle and gerund of back the right horse.

Meaning of back the right horse

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.

Questions about backing the right horse

What is backing the right horse the present participle and gerund of?
Backing the right horse is the present participle and gerund of back the right horse.

Words near backing the right horse in the dictionary

  1. backing one out
  2. backing oneself into a corner
  3. backing onto
  4. backing out
  5. backing the field
  6. backing the right horse
  7. backing the wrong horse
  8. backing track
  9. backing tracks
  10. backing up
  11. backing up the truck

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