Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

don't look a gift horse in the mouth play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

WHAT DOES DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of don't look a gift horse in the mouth in the English dictionary

The definition of don't look a gift horse in the mouth in the dictionary is used to tell someone that they should not find fault with a free gift or chance benefit.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

don
Don Juan
Don Quixote
don the baggy green
don´t
don´t give up the day job
don´t know
don´t knows
don´t make me laugh
Dona
donah
Donald
Donar
donary
donatary
donate
Donatello
donation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

Bournemouth
cottonmouth
Dartmouth
down in the mouth
down-in-the-mouth
Falmouth
from hand to mouth
have a big mouth
look a gift-horse in the mouth
Monmouth
mouth
Plymouth
Portsmouth
run off at the mouth
south
the horse´s mouth
vermouth
Weymouth
word of mouth
word-of-mouth
Yarmouth

Synonyms and antonyms of don't look a gift horse in the mouth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «don't look a gift horse in the mouth» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

Find out the translation of don't look a gift horse in the mouth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of don't look a gift horse in the mouth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «don't look a gift horse in the mouth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不有所思在嘴里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no mires a caballo regalado en la boca
570 millions of speakers

English

don´t look a gift horse in the mouth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुंह में एक उपहार घोड़े मत देखो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا تبدو حصان هدية في الفم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не смотреть дареному коню в зубы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não olhe um cavalo de presente na boca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখের মধ্যে একটি উপহার ঘোড়া চেহারা না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ne pas regarder un cheval de cadeau dans la bouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jangan lihat kuda hadiah di mulut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht einem geschenkten Gaul schaut in den Mund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口の中で贈り物の馬を見ていない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입 에서 선물 말 을 보이지 않는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora katon jaran hadiah ing tutuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nhìn một con ngựa món quà trong miệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய் ஒரு பரிசு குதிரை பார்க்க வேண்டாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोंडात भेटवस्तू बघू नका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağızdaki bir hediyeye at bakma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non guardare un cavallo regalo in bocca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie patrz na koniu prezent w ustach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не дивитися дарованому коневі в зуби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu te uita un cal cadou in gura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν φαίνονται δώρο ένα άλογο στο στόμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie ´n geskenk perd in die bek kyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ser inte en given häst i munnen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke se en gave hest i munnen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of don't look a gift horse in the mouth

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH»

The term «don't look a gift horse in the mouth» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
75
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «don't look a gift horse in the mouth» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of don't look a gift horse in the mouth
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «don't look a gift horse in the mouth».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about don't look a gift horse in the mouth

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH»

Discover the use of don't look a gift horse in the mouth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to don't look a gift horse in the mouth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth!
Explains the meaning of some common sayings, and shows how to use each idiom correctly.
Cynthia Fitterer Klingel, 2009
2
Cartoon-illustrated Metaphors: Idioms, Proverbs, Cliches, ...
Don't. Look. a. Gift. Horse. in. the. Mouth. = LEGEND: ** meaning — alternative !! origin » usage ** accept presents gracefully, without asking embarrassing guestions // don't examine a gjft critically for defects ** don't try to determine how much ...
Kaiman Lee, 2003
3
A Dictionary of American Proverbs
1929 Graves, Good-bye to All That; US1864 Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln , eds.Bassler andDunlap (1953). 20c. coll.: CODP 34, ODEP 791, Stevenson 1178:10, T&W 191, Whiting (MP) 325. 24. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Vars.
Wolfgang Mieder, Stewart A. Kingsbury, Kelsie B. Harder, 1992
4
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth See look agift horse in the mouth. Don't mince words A demand that something is said clearly and directly" Don't pay the ferryman Don't pay someone until they have completed the task.* Don't put all your ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
5
Little Girl Goo: Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth was a saying that was considered “Law” within my early family interactions. The phrase sort of shaped my perceptions and behaviors in regard to me in that I perceived the phrase as a deterrent when the ...
Renee Richardson M.Ed.
6
The Little Book of Clichés
'Would you like a ride home?' 'That depends? Are you still driving that battered old jalopy with the missing tail light?' 'Yes, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth.' 'That car smells like a horse's mouth. Thanks all the same. I'd rather walk.
Alison Westwood
7
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
6 The Latin version of the proverb don't look a gift horse in the mouth (no/i. . . equi dentes inspicere donati) was known to St Jerome in the early 5th century AD. The 16th-century English form was do not look a given horse in the mouth.
John Ayto, 2010
8
Higher Math: The Book Moose Minnion Never Wrote : a Novel
... from which the flax was drawn in spinning; hence, figuratively, woman's work . . . ” ibid. (MM) 6. Moose here breaches her theory that math is a means to define human exchanges. RMVB “Hey Jonah, don't look a gift horse in the mouth,” [143}
Jennifer Ball, 1991
9
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
... the mouth means be ungrateful for, or suspicious of, a gift. The expression alludes to calculating the value of a horse by examining its teeth. The proverb ( old saying), "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth," has been traced back to the 1500's.
Peter Bengelsdorf
10
Dictionary of European Proverbs
... nb rogna, nb non si sconder a gift horse should not be looked in the mouth a given horse may not be looked in the teeth beggars must not be choosers don't look a gift horse in the mouth he who pays the piper calls the tune never look a gift ...
Emanuel Strauss, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term don't look a gift horse in the mouth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bernard Ingham: Chancellor puts his faith in humans' better nature
Generally, people don't look a gift horse in the mouth any more than turkeys vote for Christmas. The result has been the growth of the welfare ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
2
Obama finally brings 'maendeleo' to Nai, but he does know how we …
As someone wise once said, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Let us, however, pray that Obama doesn't wander off on some ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
3
Apple interns can reportedly make $80k a year confirming we …
And you don't look a gift horse in the mouth, even if it's stuffed with apples. MORE: Pictures of the new Apple iPhone 6S have leaked online. «Entertainment.ie, Jun 15»
4
Humans Misbehave, Economists Misunderstand, Governments …
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth and all that. But in his research, Thaler found that people fear loss more than they crave gains, and that ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
5
Lawyers need to look gift horse in the mouth
Lawyers who don't look a gift horse in the mouth could end up bitten, as the subject of a Law Society of British Columbia disciplinary hearing ... «Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Take the Hint Dropped by Ku6 Media (NFLX, KUTV)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. By Bryan Murphy. Jun 8, 2015 8:32:41 AM PDT | 53 View(s) | No Comment(s) - Post a Comment Rating. inShare0. «SmallCap Network, Jun 15»
7
Russia's Law on “Undesirable Foreign NGOs” and the Ethics of …
... therefore, mean that it isn't, strictly speaking, importantwhat will really be achieved (as in the saying “Don't look a gift horse in the mouth”), but ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
8
Mother inspires daughter, both change careers to teaching
And don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Is that your mom then? Go ask Mom. And the kids love it, they love the fact that they could have me their ... «Brandman News Now, May 15»
9
May's Games with Gold won't sell consoles
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth… Rock789. I love the Mafia games, but still think the original Mafia was the far superior game. But still ... «Lazygamer, Apr 15»
10
Phil Ball: A new spin on some old proverbs
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, New: Horses have halitosis. Don't look in their mouths. • Rolling Stones gather no moss. New: Rolling ... «Muncie Star Press, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dont-look-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z