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backs the right horse

backs the right horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 backs the right horse

What is backs the right horse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Backs the right horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back the right horse.

Words near backs the right horse in the dictionary

  1. backs one out
  2. backs oneself into a corner
  3. backs onto
  4. backs out
  5. backs the field
  6. backs the right horse
  7. backs the wrong horse
  8. backs to the wall
  9. backs up
  10. backs up the truck
  11. backs water

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