horses for courses

短语
中文释义
英 /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz fə ˈkɔːsɪz/    美 /ˈhɔɹsəz fɚ ˈkɔɹsəz/

英文释义

短语
  1. Different people are suited for different jobs or situations; what is fitting in one case may not be fitting in another. UK,idiomatic
    — Not long ago, a group of Thames-side penthouses went up for sale with giveaway Ducati motorbikes worth £13,000 apiece. […] "In many cases giveaways are horses for courses, the inducements matching the styles of properties being marketed," he [David Hollingworth of London and Country Mortgages] adds.

词形变化

courses for horses alternative

词源

An allusion to the fact that a racehorse performs best on a racecourse to which it is specifically suited.
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