hobby-horse

Mr Proudhon opens his book with a dissertation on value which is his hobby-horse.
M. Proudhon a ouvert son livre par une dissertation sur la valeur, qui est son dada.
It also means that we have no right to talk about this programme as if it were some kind of hobby-horse of Mrs Fontaine or Mrs Cresson, or of the Committee on Culture.
Cela signifie aussi que nous ne pouvons pas parler ici d'un programme qui serait un passe-temps de Madame Fontaine, ou un passe-temps de Madame Cresson ou de la commission de la culture de ce Parlement.
Mr President, Mr van den Bos is to be congratulated on his work, but the trouble with a wide-ranging report like this is that it eventually includes everyone's pet hobby-horse and the key messages may be obscured.
Monsieur le Président, il convient de féliciter M. van den Bos pour son travail, mais le problème avec un vaste rapport comme celui-ci est qu'il inclut finalement les dadas de chacun et que les messages clés peuvent ne plus ressortir comme il se doit.
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