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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
NelleNELEnglish
Steve[sti:v]
Eastmund-Anglo-Saxon
Ellen (1)EL-ənEnglish
Iohanna-Biblical Latin
Sergejsyer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
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