cheval de bataille
Americannoun
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a horse used in battle; charger.
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a favorite topic of discussion, argument, etc.
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It was this conviction that led me to make Mariner my cheval de bataille in "Evolution of Theology."
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
That cheval de bataille for fleet-fingered pianists, the Sonata, Op.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
By-the-bye, that Polly Potiphar has been mean enough to send out to Paris for the very silk that I relied upon as this summer's cheval de bataille, arid has just received it superbly made up.
From The Potiphar Papers by Curtis, George William
Faust had remained from the beginning our most unconditional success, our cheval de bataille, and never failed to pack the house.
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
Once that I had mastered their difficulties, the piece became my cheval de bataille, and whenever I performed it, accompanied by one of the two composers, I invariably made a....
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
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