horse·race or horse race 
(hôrsrās′)
(hôrsrās′)n.
1. A contest in which horses ridden by jockeys are raced against each other.
2. A closely fought contest or competition: "The election appears now to be a horse race" (New York Times).
horserac′ing n.
- give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- give someone some slack
- give (someone) the eye
- give someone the eye
- give (someone) the gate
- give someone the gate
- give (someone) the shake
- give someone the shake
- give (someone) the slip
- give someone the slip
- give some slack
- give the devil his due
- give the eye
- give the gate
- give the lie to
- give the shake
- give the slip
- give up
- give up the ghost
- give way
- give wing to
- Giza
- gizmo
- gizzard