horse sense

noun
|Updated on: 23 May 2018

Examples of horse sense in a Sentence

  1. He credits his success to good old-fashioned horse sense.

  2. pure horse sense should tell you not to stand so close to the space heater

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First Known Use of horse sense

1832

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HORSE SENSE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of horse sense for English Language Learners

  • : the ability to make good judgments or decisions : common sense



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