hobbyhorsenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒb.i.hɔːs/us/ˈhɑː.bi.hɔːrs/hobbyhorse noun [ C ] (TOY)
a toy made from a long stick, with a shape like a horse's head at one end, that a child can pretend to ride
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Toys & dolls
- action figure
- building block
- cat's cradle
- doll
- doll's house
- go-kart
- golliwog
- golly
- gyro
- gyroscope
- hand puppet
- kaleidoscope
- pinwheel
- sandcastle
- scooter
- snowman
- soft toy
- teddy
- trike
- windmill
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hobbyhorse noun [ C ] (SUBJECT)
a subject that someone often talks about, usually for a long time:
Don't mention tax or Bernard'll get on his hobbyhorse again.
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Continually thinking about
- absorb
- absorbed
- axe
- be devoured by sth idiom
- be hung up on sth idiom
- be wrapped up in sth/sb idiom
- devour
- fixated
- fixation
- get into sb
- have an axe to grind idiom
- have sth on the brain idiom
- mania
- nag
- obsessive
- one-track mind
- preoccupation
- preoccupied
- preoccupy
- prey
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