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Englishhorse sense
Meaning: Common sense or practical shrewdness.
Example: “She has no degree, but she has plenty of horse sense when it comes to money.”
Origin: American English from the 1830s and 1840s. It may refer to the practical good sense of horses themselves, or to the shrewdness of horse traders, who had to judge an animal quickly without being cheated.
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