gift-horse — /ˈgɪft hɔs / (say gift haws) phrase look a gift horse in the mouth, to criticise a gift; accept a gift ungratefully. {Phrase Origin: from the practice of looking at a horse s teeth to ascertain its age before buying it, a check on value being… …
Gift Horse — Infobox Album | Name = Gift Horse Type = Album Artist = Lost Dogs Released = 2000 Recorded = The Green Room (Huntington Beach, California) Genre = Roots music Length = Label = BEC Records Producer = Terry Scott Taylor Gene Eugene Derri Daugherty… … Wikipedia
gift horse — noun a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically (Freq. 1) it wasn t much, but don t look a gift horse in the mouth • Hypernyms: ↑gift … Useful english dictionary
Gift Horse (film) — Infobox Film name = Gift Horse (1952 film) also known as = Glory at Sea (USA) caption = DVD cover director = Compton Bennett producer = George Pitcher writer = Trevor Howard Richard Attenborough James Donald Sonny Tufts Bernard Lee Dora Bryan… … Wikipedia
To look a gift horse in the mouth — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gift horse — n. present (generally of inferior quality) that should be accepted in an uncritical manner … English contemporary dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — phrasal : to criticize and find fault with a gift * * * look a gift horse in the mouth To criticize, delay or niggle over a gift or lucky opportunity (orig to look at a gift horse s teeth to tell its age) • • • Main Entry: ↑gift * * * find fault… … Useful english dictionary
The Gift Horse — Infobox Television episode | Title = The Gift Horse Series = Frasier Season = 5 Episode = 02 Airdate = 30 September 1997 Production = 40571 012 Writer = Ron Darian Director = Pamela Fryman Prev = Frasier s Imaginary Friend Next = Halloween (1)… … Wikipedia
never look a gift horse in the mouth — A horse’s age is commonly gauged by the state of its teeth. The proverb warns against questioning the quality or use of a lucky chance or gift. Cf. a 420 ST. JEROME Commentary on Epistle to Ephesians Preface noli..ut vulgare proverbium est, equi… … Proverbs new dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative. * /John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
