horseshoe up one's ass
Exceptionally favorable personal luck.
But Mary Ziganetti shook her head. "Teresa never had the luck. Some people, they got a horseshoe up their ass, but not Teresa."
ADJ.
black, lost, small, sturdy
VERB + HORSESHOE
carries, forge, got, horse, pick, say
HORSESHOE + NOUN
four-leaf, luck, magnet, packets, pocket, sauce, symbol
PREP.
in, up
ADV.
surely
noun
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;
The ancient Romans [...] used leather horseshoes; the Chinese made straw sandals for their mounts; and American Indians used leather moccasins, which they tied around their horses ' ankles. In days of old, people took their horses to the smithy to be shod.
The U shape of a horseshoe.
If there are no missing teeth and tooth alignment is good, two opposing well-defined horseshoes are seen. If, however, your denitition is mal-aligned or is missing anterior teeth, this pattern too should be reflected in the bite mark.
Whereas the railway heads inland to take the easier but much longer horseshoe-shaped route around the firth, the A9 directly crosses it from north to south on a bridge built in 1991.
A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
The lateral head of your triceps forms the outside of the horseshoe, the long head forms the inside, the medial head lies beneath the long head, and the tendon occupies the flat space in the middle.
The symbol ⊃.
An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
verb
To apply horseshoes to (a horse).
name
A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
noun — U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
Exceptionally favorable personal luck.
But Mary Ziganetti shook her head. "Teresa never had the luck. Some people, they got a horseshoe up their ass, but not Teresa."
And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;
WiktionaryThe ancient Romans [...] used leather horseshoes; the Chinese made straw sandals for their mounts; and American Indians used leather moccasins, which they tied around their horses ' ankles. In days of
WiktionaryEach player has a turn at tossing his horseshoes, one at a time, at the stob opposite him. His opponent then throws his horseshoes.
WiktionaryThis is a horseshoe magnet.
Tatoeba · #681411A horseshoe and a black cat are not good luck signs.
Tatoeba · #882997A horseshoe and a four-leaf clover bring good luck.
Tatoeba · #885480i Register
In some senses, horseshoe is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.