Hold your horses
Posted by ESC on March 06, 2004
In Reply to: Hold your horses posted by Yoshio Nakanishi on March 06, 2004
: I know what the phrase means but wonder why it's "horses" rather than "horse." One source suggests a horse racing origin but I am unpersuaded.
I see it as referring to holding a team of horses that are hitched to a buggy or a wagon.
- Hold your horses ESC 06/March/04
- Hold your horses Smokey Stover 07/March/04