back the right horse

verb

To support someone who will succeed.

Similar
pick the right horse
Opposite
back the wrong horsepick the wrong horse
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Meanings

verbback the right horse (third-person singular simple present backs the right horse, present participle backing the right horse, simple past and past participle backed the right horse)

present singular third person backs the right horse · participle present backing the right horse · participle past backed the right horse · past backed the right horse

  1. idiomaticTo support someone who will succeed.

    Synonyms: pick the right horse · Antonyms: back the wrong horse, pick the wrong horse

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo support someone who will succeed.

Similar
pick the right horse
Opposite
back the wrong horsepick the wrong horse
Also see
pick the right horse

Translations

Finnish valita oikein
  • valita oikeinTranslations
French miser sur le bon cheval
  • miser sur le bon chevalTranslations
Italian puntare sul cavallo vincente
  • puntare sul cavallo vincenteTranslations
Polish stawiać na wygranego, postawić na wygranego
  • stawiać na wygranegoTranslations
  • postawić na wygranegoTranslations
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APA

back the right horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20the%20right%20horse

MLA

“back the right horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20the%20right%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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