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●(not) look a ˌgift horse in the ˈmouth (informal) (not) find sth wrong with sth given to you free (对送上门的东西)(不)挑三拣四◆He didn’t want to accept the offer of a free meal but I told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth. 他不想接受这次免费吃喝的机会,我叫他对送上门的好事不要挑三拣四。 ORIGIN The usual way to judge the age of a horse is to look at its teeth. 判断马年龄的通常做法是察看它的牙齿。 |