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Meaning of on the muscle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Of a horse: frisky and energetic, seeming keen to race.

Examples

“Tallhato was "on the muscle" going down the backside, attempting to run out. That's not the formula to beat a filly like Windy's Daughter.”

“I really wasn't able to rest him too much because he was on the muscle more than usual tonight.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

on the nail on the needle on the nick on the nod on the nose on the nut