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horse sense

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horse sense
n. Informal
Common sense; gumption.
horse sense
n
another term for common sense
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.horse sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
common sense, good sense, gumption, mother wit, sense
sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
logic - reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
nous - common sense; "she has great social nous"
road sense - good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
Translations
horse sense n (fam) → buonsenso
horse sense n (fam) → buonsenso


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