hobby-horse



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hobby-horse

A subject, topic, or issue about which one frequently or incessantly talks, expounds, or complains. Ah, here we go again. Once grandpa gets on his hobby-horse about the government, there's no stopping him!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IngeING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
CloverKLO-vərEnglish (Rare)
Kit[kit]
Maryana-Russian
Suzanne[su:'zæn]
Beylke-Yiddish