英语词汇home james and don’t spare the horses的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	home james and don’t spare the horses
词源	home, James, and don’t spare the horses. Passengers in au- tos still use this phrase humorously to friends when given lifts home. Horses here has nothing to do with engine horsepower, however. The old expression, dating back perhaps to the 17th century, was once a common command of English nobility to their private coachmen.
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