cheval de bataille

[ shuh-val duh ba-tah-yuh ]

noun

, French.

, plural che·vaux de ba·taille [sh, uh, -voh d, uh, ba-, tah, -y, uh].

1. a horse used in battle; charger.
2. a favorite topic of discussion, argument, etc.

Example Sentences

His forte is the foible; his cheval de bataille, the hobby-horse.

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That cheval de bataille for fleet-fingered pianists, the Sonata, Op.

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I was dismounted from my cheval de bataille and have never been completely mounted since.

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My cheval de bataille was the Polonaise from Mignon, at the end of which I had introduced some chromatic trills.

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Faust had remained from the beginning our most unconditional success, our cheval de bataille, and never failed to pack the house.

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