dark horse

dark horse
dark horse
Fig. someone or something whose abilities, plans, or feelings are little known to others. (From a race horse about which little or nothing is known.) •

It's difficult to predict who will win the prize—there are two or three dark horses in the tournament.

Everyone was surprised at the results of the election. The dark horse won.

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{n.}, {informal} A political candidate little known to the general voting public; a candidate who was not expected to run. * /Every once in a while a dark horse candidate gets elected President./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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