Wild horses couldn't drag away



Wild horses couldn't drag someone away (from something.)

Prov. Someone is determined to remain with something. Once Elaine starts playing a video game, wild horses can't drag her away from it. Jim was determined to remain fishing at the lake. Wild horses couldn't drag him away from it.
See also: away, drag, horse, wild

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shantelleshahn-TEL, shan-TELEnglish (Rare)
Maquinna-Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Alojz-Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
JehuJEE-hyoo (English)Biblical
BillBILEnglish
Beti-Macedonian