scare the horses

Meaning

Verb

To upset public order, decorum, or conventional values.

Origin

Probably a variation of frighten the horses of similar meaning, as in "Does it really matter what these affectionate people do? — so long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses!"

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