hobbyhorse

• Substantivo com dois sentidos principais: pode se referir a um assunto ou tema que alguém repete ou menciona insistentemente, ou a um brinquedo infantil em forma de cavalo, montado em uma armação com balanço, no qual a criança pode montar e fingir cavalgar.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a topic or issue that someone frequently talks about or returns to, or it can refer to a child's toy shaped like a horse on rockers that a child sits on and pretends to ride.

1. Favorite topicB2informal

   A subject or issue that someone frequently talks about or returns to, often in a persistent or obsessive manner.

   Assunto predileto

   • He's always on his hobbyhorse about the importance of recycling.
   • Whenever we meet, she gets on her hobbyhorse about education reform.
   • Don't get him started on his hobbyhorse about traffic laws.

   Sinônimosbugbearfixationobsessionpreoccupation

2. Child's toyA2formal

   A toy for children that looks like a horse's head on a stick or a rocking horse, which a child pretends to ride.

   Cavalinho de brinquedo

   • The toddler loved to play with his wooden hobbyhorse.
   • She spent hours rocking on her hobbyhorse in the living room.
   • The hobbyhorse was painted bright red and had a yarn mane.

   Sinônimoscockhorsehobbyrocking horsestick horse