stalking horse

noun

/ˈstɔːkɪŋ hɔːs/

/ˈstɔːkɪŋ hɔːrs/

[singular]

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a person or thing that is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action
a politician who competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more seriously

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from the former practice of using a horse trained to allow a fowler (hunter of wildfowl) to hide behind it, or under its coverings, until within easy range of prey.

单词	stalking horse
释义	stalking horse noun /ˈstɔːkɪŋ hɔːs/ /ˈstɔːkɪŋ hɔːrs/ [singular] jump to other results a person or thing that is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action a politician who competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more seriously Word Originearly 16th cent.: from the former practice of using a horse trained to allow a fowler (hunter of wildfowl) to hide behind it, or under its coverings, until within easy range of prey.
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