hobbyhorse , also: hobby horse

You got me started on one of my little hobbyhorses."

The first version of the report was used as a chance for them to get on their hobbyhorse and oppose nuclear energy.

They performed the first kneeling and played with children's hobbyhorses in the second.

The prince takes a hobbyhorse trip around the world.

He is less good about some of his hobbyhorses: war, he thinks, need not have come in 1914.

I could tell she was on one of her hobbyhorses, bit between her teeth.

I could see the Dark One was mounting his hobbyhorse.

I knew all about this particular hobbyhorse, but there was nothing to do but ride it.

They'd violated their favorite international hobbyhorse - the seas were free for the passage of all.

The dolls are shown holding a cup, a hobbyhorse, drums or sticks.

But he doesn't need much encouragement to climb aboard a political hobbyhorse.

He tells how Socrates one time made a hobbyhorse out of reed for his sons.

But he was always off on a tangent, riding one odd hobbyhorse or another.

She liked it when Aden got wound up on his hobbyhorse like this.

The problem is you can ride a hobbyhorse, even one rooted in primal psychology, only so far.

"Oh, he could be a bit of a bore when he got on his hobbyhorse.

All this speculation at a distance, with everyone riding their favourite hobbyhorses!

And they were back again on Alexander's favourite hobbyhorse.

It happens that workfare is an old hobbyhorse of Chatterbox's.

They are completely mistaken about me, since I am not disposed to serve them as a hobbyhorse."

"He isn't going to have to ride halfway to the end of the world on that hobbyhorse.

Matt gathered from the attitudes of the others that Hood rode this hobbyhorse often.

While you're riding your hobbyhorse, the boys will steal the public blind - again."

"Didn't mean to climb up on my personal hobbyhorse.