"at a canter" meaning in All languages combined

See at a canter on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-at a canter.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a canter, {{en-prep phrase}} at a canter
  1. (idiomatic) Without much effort; effortlessly; easily. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: in a walk, in a canter
    Sense id: en-at_a_canter-en-prep_phrase-JlwUL4E4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for at a canter meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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