Captain Armstrong

短语

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of cheating in which the jockey deliberately pulls his horse back so that it does not win.

    古体 俚语 不可数 体育 动物学

    We have not an iota of belief in this or any other "Captain Armstrong" insinuation against high-class jockeys, who have far too comfortable incomes, and too much proper pride, to place their characters in any man's power, […]

词源

A pun on the name Armstrong, referring to the use of a strong arm.

来源：wiktionary