脱缰之马 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins ; runaway horse
• out of control

Character by character

• 脱tuōto take off, to shed; to escape from
• 缰jiāngbridle, reins
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 马mǎhorse; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 稚气未脱 zhì qì wèi tuō
• 脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū
• 脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū
• 脱胎换骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ
• 脱贫致富 tuō pín zhì fù
• 金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào
• 名缰利锁 míng jiāng lì suǒ
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī

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