A dark horse
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13An unexpected winner
छिपा रुस्तम
He was the dark horse of that batch and topped it.
A dark horse is unnoticed and not unprepared.
Daily use: Iska matlab chhupa rustam.
यहाँ dark = काला नहीं, बल्कि 'जिस पर किसी का ध्यान न गया'। चमकती चीज़ों पर सबकी नज़र जाती है, पर dark horse चुपचाप निकलकर जीत जाता है। यानी अप्रत्याशित विजेता।
Here 'dark' does not mean black; it means 'kept in the dark', the one nobody noticed. Bright, shining things catch every eye, but the dark horse slips past unseen and wins. So a dark horse is an unexpected winner.
अक्सर पूछा जाने वाला idiom; उत्तर है an unexpected winner। Favourite (प्रबल दावेदार) उल्टा trap है।
A frequently asked idiom; the answer is an unexpected winner. 'Favourite' (the expected winner) is the opposite trap.