one-horse town

one-horse town
A very small town.

Its surrounded by beautiful wilderness, but otherwise its just a one-horse town.


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  • One Horse Town — is a song by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. It is the third track of his 1976 album, Blue Moves. The song tells a story about a man who lives in a small village in Alabama, and how there s nothing to do; simply a one horse town …   Wikipedia

  • one-horse town — noun count INFORMAL a town that is small and boring …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • one-horse town — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms one horse town : singular one horse town plural one horse towns informal a town that is small and boring …   English dictionary

  • one-horse town — n. a very small town; a small and backward town. □ I refuse to pend a whole week in that one horse town! □ I grew up in a one horse town, and I liked it very much …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • one horse town —    A place referred to as a one horse town is a small, boring town where nothing much ever happens.     I wish my grandparents didn t live in that one horse town. It s such a boring place! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • One Horse Town (The Thrills song) — One Horse Town (Song) Single by The Thrills from the album So Much for the City Released 10 March 2003 …   Wikipedia

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  • one-horse town — /ˌwʌn hɔs ˈtaʊn/ (say .wun haws town) noun Colloquial an insignificant, unimportant, or backward town. Also, one pub town …  

  • one-horse town — noun informal a small town with few and poor facilities …   English new terms dictionary

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