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horse sense

noun as in common sense

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(Despite such horse sense, today Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia allow loaded guns in bars).

Maybe it's just a deep distrust of common horse-sense and a faith in expertise.

Taking first the head, which should be bony, not fleshy, remember that the more brain the more horse sense.

He was endowed with strong common sense, which the pike boys called “horse sense,” to emphasize its excellence.

"If you're goin' ter talk ter me, you've got ter talk plain horse sense," he declared testily.

He has too much horse-sense in spite of his emotional gymnastics.

I don't know whether I think that is anything but horse-sense.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to horse sense, such as: good sense, gumption, levelheadedness, plain sense, savvy, and understanding.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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