| 单词 | don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
| 释义 | Don't look a gift horse in the mouthDon't question the value of a gift. The proverb refers to the practice of evaluating the age of a horse by looking at its teeth. This practice is also the source of the expression “long in the tooth,” meaning old. Words nearby Don't look a gift horse in the mouthdon't hold your breath, Don't judge a book by its cover, don't-know, don't let the grass grow under one's feet, Don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, don't mention it, Don't put all your eggs in one basket, don't put off, Don't put the cart before the horse, Don't throw out the baby with the bath water The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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