hobby-horse

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hobby-horse

A subject, topic, or issue about which one frequently or incessantly talks, expounds, or complains. Ah, here we go again. Once grandpa gets on his hobby-horse about the government, there's no stopping him!

a ˈhobby horse

a subject that somebody feels strongly about and likes to talk about: Sorry, I’m starting to get on my hobby horse! (= talk about my favourite subject).

See also: hobby, horse

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The problem would seem to involve three questions: (i) why is the hobby-horse associated with things forgotten?

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And, admittedly a hobby-horse of my own, their public and press relations is almost non-existent.

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But Brzezinski contents himself with mounting his favorite hobby-horse and decrying the "degree to which the most popular programs devised for young audiences .

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Stunts included ten hobby-horse Grand Nationals, a space-hopper race for jockeys at Newmarket - won by Brooke supporter Kevin Darley - and camel racing at Musselburgh.

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A REGULAR hobby-horse of mine reared its head again last Friday at Knowsley Road.

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They are accompanied by a Jester, a Hobby-Horse, a Maid Marion (a man dressed as a woman) and a Bowman.

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Richard McGrath won a hobby-horse Grand National staged as part of a day's fundraising on behalf of the Brooke equine welfare charity

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And the people will not forgive any hardliners or hobby-horse class warriors who blow Labour's chances - again.

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The Triple Crown has been a great hobby-horse of mine since I saw Nijinsky achieve

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This has always been a hobby-horse of mine and it's something I would love to see achieved.

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A spokesman said: "There is a huge consensus that reading is best taught using a mixture of methods, but the Government ignores the evidence in favour of its outdated hobby-horses.

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Back in time the knights lanced on horseback, so here we will have children on wooden hobby-horses, and then they have to pick up hoops and things with mini-lances, so they learn a bit about the technique.

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From the start, they should concentrate on the people's priorities, not politically-correct hobby-horses.