英语词汇hold your horses的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hold your horses
词源	hold your horses. Harness racing at American country fairs about a century and a half ago probably inspired the expression hold your horses. The amateur drivers, frequently young and in- experienced, often started their charges before a race had be- gun, leading the starter and the spectators to shout “Hold your horses!” By the 1840s the expression was being used to urge human patience in general.
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