APAD: Horses for courses

Horses for courses

Etymology:

   An allusion to the fact that a racehorse performs best on a racecourse to which it is specifically suited.

  Different people are suited for different jobs or situations; what is fitting in one case may not be fitting in another.

Usage notes:

Although this term is, strictly, a noun phrase, it is often used as if it were a sentence expressing a proverb.

 

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• We need to choose horses for courses in different situation. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 06:51:43

• Different strokes for different folks～术业有专攻。 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 08:54:31

• Great to know! Bring to mind Seabiscuit. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 09:03:07

• 我觉得这个短语的词源看更象，玉不雕不成器，树不修不成材；与因材施教有区别的 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 11:23:30

• Different people are suited for different jobs or situations -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 11:46:14

• 看你文中的这句话，是指每人有自己适合的领域的意思啊 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 11:47:30

• 确实有，但主要意思还是说，原材料必须要加工，并非强调加工方法，大概是2do与What2do得区别吧 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 12:09:12

• 我怎么看不见你那层意思？哪写着？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2024 postreply 12:32:48

• 这个叫做，粗柳簸萁细柳斗，世上谁见男儿丑。名人名句，是谁，一查即知。 -dhyang_wxc- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/11/2024 postreply 13:39:45