Ride a hobby horse
noun, plural hobbies.
1.
an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation:
Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
2.
a child’s hobbyhorse.
3.
Archaic. a small horse.
Idioms
4.
ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity.
Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
noun (pl) -bies
1.
an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation
2.
(archaic or dialect) a small horse or pony
3.
short for hobbyhorse (sense 1)
4.
an early form of bicycle, without pedals
noun (pl) -bies
1.
any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry
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