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词组 don't/never look a gift horse in the mouth
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idiomdon't/never look a gift horse in the mouthspoken used in order to say that someone should accept a present, or something that is free, even if it is not exactly what they want:The shoes my sister gave me were a little too tight, but I never look a gift horse in the mouth.Don't look a gift horse in the mouth - if we don't have to pay for the holiday, then we should take it.
NoteThis idiom comes from the fact that you can tell how healthy a horse is by looking at its teeth. If someone gave you a horse as a gift, it would be foolish to worry about its health.
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