Dark horse
01
en mörk häst, en överraskning
a person with secret skills or ideas that when become known, they surprise people
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
Exempel
Everyone thought that John would be the next CEO, but Susan turned out to be the dark horse - she had some innovative ideas that nobody knew about and ended up getting the job.
Alla trodde att John skulle bli nästa VD, men Susan visade sig vara den mörka hästen - hon hade några innovativa idéer som ingen visste om och fick till slut jobbet.
The band 's new album was a dark horse - nobody expected it to be such a huge hit, but it ended up topping the charts.
Bandets nya album var en mörk häst - ingen förväntade sig att det skulle bli en så stor hit, men det hamnade till slut på toppen av listorna.
02
mörk häst, okänd häst
a racehorse about which little is known
03
mörk häst, outsider
a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
