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‖ cheval de bataille|ʃəval də batɑj|
Pl. chevaux de bataille |ʃəvo|.
[Fr., lit. battle-horse.]
An obsession, favourite subject.
1818Lady Morgan Fl. Macarthy II. ii. 86 Ceremony, with all its laws of precedence, is the cheval de bataille of the demi-officials of Ireland. 1888G. B. Shaw London Music 1888–89 (1937) 42 When Beethoven is made a mere cheval de bataille for a Rubinstein, the interest is more volatile. 1895C. M. Yonge Long Vacation viii. 75, I unfortunately told Fernan Brown one story..and it has served him for a cheval de bataille ever since! 1942E. Blom Music in Eng. ix. 150 The chief chevaux de bataille for new sopranos being the heroines in ‘La Sonnambula’ and ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’. |