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Definition dark horse in British English

dark horse noun

[singular] noun
1

someone with a secret, especially a secret ability, skill, or achievement, that surprises you when you finally discover it

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2

someone who wins a race, competition, election etc that no one expected them to win

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Definition dark horse in British English