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How to pronounce hobbyhorse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hobby, rocking horse
Type of plaything, toy
Type Words
Type of preoccupation


don't get him started on his hobbyhorse.

Examples of hobbyhorse

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Hobbyhorse races are just part of the fun at the Governor's Derby Celebration.
From the courier-journal.com
That would be time and ink wasted on the hobbyhorse of a tiny group of nerds.
From the economist.com
Later, much to his dismay, it became a favorite hobbyhorse of the anti-globalization left.
From the chron.com
But in this case he is talking about my particular hobbyhorse, the global cooling stuff.
From the scienceblogs.com
Yesterday, his hobbyhorse looked back at that time with great fondness.
From the smh.com.au
That you must carry everyone with you, swelling the ranks, is a hard-ridden Wasp hobbyhorse.
From the online.wsj.com
When it comes to easy, Mr. Watson's other big hobbyhorse is the grip.
From the online.wsj.com
The public had fun riding the moral superiority hobbyhorse.
From the suntimes.com
Only occasionally does Boorstin ride a hobbyhorse too far.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
  • Hobby: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
  • 1. rocking horse. 2. favourite topic; obsession.
  • (156) a prostitute; harlot.