- old person with great ambitions(idiom) an old warhorse in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand miles, used to describe an older person who still cherishes great ambitions and spirits, from Cáo Cāo's poem 步出夏门行
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- to have far-reaching ambitionsTo have high aspirations or a long-range goal; literally describes an old warhorse in the stable that still dreams of running a thousand miles.