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NounFreq #41426
1

hack; inferior horse

2

Usu. humble

inferior person; incapable person

どどん~な Adj.Freq #53058
1

dull-witted; stupid; foolish

麒麟も老いぬれば馬に劣る騏驎も老いぬれば馬に劣るきりんもおいぬればどばにおとるExpressionGodan verb
1

Proverb

even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

馬に鞭打つどばにむちうつExpressionGodan verb
1

Humble

to work hard; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to whip a jaded horse

2

Orig. meaning

to make someone do what is beyond their ability