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
Manjusha-Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Tzefanyah-Biblical Hebrew
HecateHEK-ə-tee (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
BerthaBER-tah (German), BUR-thə (English)German, English, Ancient Germanic
Tamrat-Eastern African, Amharic
Caelinus-Ancient Roman