Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A dark horse from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Someone about whom very little is known
A dark horse is a person about whom little is known, and who may surprise everyone by doing well. The idiom comes from horse racing, where a little-known horse sometimes wins against the favourites.
Example: Nobody had heard of her before, but she turned out to be the dark horse of the tournament.
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