Dark Horse (1)
까마귀는 우리나라에서는 불길한 소식을 전해주는 새로 여겨지지만, 다른 여러 나라에서는 긍정적인 이미지를 갖는다고 한다. 하지만 그 고기는 어디서나 맛이 없는 모양. 그래서 to eat crow (까마귀 고기를 먹다)는 ‘울며 겨자 먹다’란 뜻을 갖고 있는데, 그런 뜻을 갖게 된 유래를 살펴본다.
Sports and politics have given language many colorful expressions. One of these is "dark horse." In racing, it means a horse that runs much faster than expected and comes in first, even though the experts said it had little chance of winning. In politics, a "dark horse'
candidate for office who wins a nomination or an election.
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is believed to have been the first to use the expression. He wrote about it in his book, The Young Duke, which was published in 1831.
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