Meaning of one-horse town | Babel Free
Definitions
A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.
US, idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
Kuhdorf
Español
villorrio
Suomi
kyläpahanen
Français
bled paumé
Polski
partykularz
Svenska
håla
Examples
“It's surrounded by beautiful wilderness, but otherwise it's just a one-horse town.”
“The journey took 48 hours with a stopover in a Bates-style motel in the one-horse town of Marblemount – the last services for 70 wild miles of boscage and bears.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.