English Explanatory Dictionary

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.

Word forms

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

Related words

give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
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