- horse opera
- {n. phr.} A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part. * /John Wayne played in many horse operas./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Horse opera — refers to a western movie or television series that is extremely cliched or formulaic (in the manner of a soap opera). The term, which was originally coined by silent film era Western star William S. Hart, is used variously to convey either… … Wikipedia
horse opera — ☆ horse opera n. Slang WESTERN (n. 2) … English World dictionary
horse opera — noun a) A theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western. Th … Wiktionary
horse opera — n. a Western movie. (See also oater.) □ They’re showing a series of old horse operas at the theater tonight. □ Haven’t I seen this horse opera before? About a hundred times maybe? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
horse opera — horse′ op era n. sbz western 8) … From formal English to slang
Horse Opera (album) — Infobox Album Name = Horse Opera Type = live album Artist = Riders in the Sky Released = 1978 Recorded = Genre = Western Length = 36:02 Label = MCA Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
horse opera — {n. phr.} A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part. * /John Wayne played in many horse operas./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horse opera — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Marchen, Technicolor, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, animated cartoon, apologue, bedtime story, black and white film, cartoon, chiller, cinema, color film,… … Moby Thesaurus
horse\ opera — n. phr. A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part. John Wayne played in many horse operas … Словарь американских идиом
horse opera — noun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development • Syn: ↑Western • Hypernyms: ↑feature, ↑feature film • Hyponyms: ↑spaghetti Western * * * noun, pl ⋯ eras [count] … Useful english dictionary
