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go the way of the dodo and go the way of the horse and buggy
Fig. to become extinct; to become obsolete. The floppy disc has gone the way of the horse and buggy.
See also: dodo, way

horse and buggy and horse and carriage; buggy whip

Fig. a carriage pulled by a horse, as opposed to a modern automobile; the horse was urged on with a whip. (A symbol of old-fashionedness or out-of-dateness. Particularly with go out with, as in the examples.) That kind of clothing went out with the horse and buggy. I thought suspenders went out with the horse and carriage, but I see them everywhere now.
See also: and, horse


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PARENTS who are worried about the safety of their Maclaren buggies will be able to get new hinge covers after concerns were raised about kids' finger-tips being cut off.
And yesterday Consumer Focus urged parents to ban the buggies from their homes after Maclaren admitted the UK models are the same.
Summary: Extra warnings will be put on buggies amid fears they can cut off children's fingertips, UK company Maclaren has said.
 
 
 
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