play the ponies in English

Audio: En-au-play the ponies.ogg

Forms: plays the ponies [present, singular, third-person], playing the ponies [participle, present], played the ponies [participle, past], played the ponies [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the ponies (third-person singular simple present plays the ponies, present participle playing the ponies, simple past and past participle played the ponies)

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        "to bet on horse racing."
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to bet on horse racing."
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"play the ponies" meaning in English

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