horse and carriage
(British, American) A light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.
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(British, American) A light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.
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(British, chiefly, _, historical) A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
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An American term that literally refers to a horse-drawn carriage, but is far more commonly used as a figurative adjective meaning old-fashioned, outdated, or hopelessly behind the times. Calling something 'horse-and-buggy' is a colourful way of saying it belongs to a previous era — whether you're talking about a company's technology, someone's attitudes, or a bureaucratic process that hasn't been updated in decades. The phrase conjures the image of pre-automobile America and contrasts it with the modern world.