# wild horses

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/wild-horses
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.

## Examples

- Wild horses could not drag me to that party.
- I promised my boss I would stay late, and wild horses could not keep me from finishing the project.
- Even if the opportunity promised immense wealth, wild horses could not persuade him to abandon the principles he had defended his entire life.

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