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willing horse

One who is ready and eager to work. Mark is a willing horse, so we can definitely get him to do this stupid project.

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Then for the first time he was conscious of a sense of the supernatural and drove home as rapidly as his willing horse would go.

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All of them have been kind and willing horses, and it's wonderful to see her daughters do so well at stud.

Cumani pays tribute to her star foundation mare Souk

Like willing horses, we have been slowly flogged to death.

Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Matches are like going to a funeral

Instead they flog the willing horses - good landlords who were complying anyway - which worsens the situation and contributes to the risk of a future housing crisis.

'Being a landlord felt at times like dodging sniper fire' RULES AND REGS: Private sector 'needs a breathing space'

Fortunately for the idle and conscience-free, every group seems to have its willing horses and every production sees them flogged unmercifully.

CULTURE : Amateur Stage: Beyond the glamour lies a whole world of persuasion

Needless to say the worst one won and I made my way to the station wondering how layers spend their days willing horses to get beat.

Horseracing: Dave Nevison; Victory was no fantasy

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