a dark horse

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities

   What a nice looking man. Who is he? You're a dark horse.

   - Oh, he's a dark horse. - I wanted to keep you a secret.

In the movies · 4

• That man's a dark horse.Wrath of Man2021
• What a nice looking man. Who is he? You're a dark horse.Brief Encounter1945
• - Oh, he's a dark horse. - I wanted to keep you a secret.Another Year2010
• He is a dark horse, our son.Another Year2010
• MAN : Now, you were a dark horse.Escape Room2019
• There's been a growing buzz that this kid may be a dark horse in this year's NFL draft.American Underdog2021
• We were hunting. It was nearly dark. My horse fell. I was thrown.The Lion in Winter1968
• So, here it is one more time, the dark horse for this year's Christmas number one,Love Actually2003

Learn it in full scenes

• Wrath of Man2021
  • H's Fortico Interview and Training
  • H Meets the Fortico Crew
  • H's First Day on the Cash Truck
• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks
• American Underdog2021
  • Kurt Warner's Impossible Dream
  • Kurt Learns to Dance for a Girl
  • Kurt Earns Brenda's Name

From the same entry

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• after dark
• in the dark
• a shot in the dark
• a leap in the dark