DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

Meaning of DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH in English

do not be critical of a gift; be grateful for a gift

Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — do not be critical of a gift
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — See: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.
Slang English vocab
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — See: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.
Словарь английских идиом
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift …
English Idioms vocab
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — дареному коню в зубы не смотрят
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — дареному коню в зубы не смотрят
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят Дареному коню в зубы не смотри; ср.: Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят.
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят. Proverbs (Пословицы).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH — Дареному коню в рот не смотри. Ср. Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят
Английские поговорки
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUTH — I. ˈmau̇th noun ( plural mouths ˈmau̇thz also -au̇z sometimes -au̇ths; -au̇ths especially in compounds whose meaning is “something having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English looken, loken, from Old English lōcian; akin to Middle Dutch loeken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIFT — I. ˈgift noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gift, gipt; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIFT — (v. t.) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; …
Английский словарь Webster
GIFT — ( v. t. ) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTH — — mouther , n. — mouthless , adj. n. /mowth/ ; v. /mowdh/ , n. , pl. mouths /mowdhz/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOK — /look/ , v.i. 1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSE — — horseless , adj. — horselike , adj. /hawrs/ , n. , pl. horses , ( esp. collectively ) horse …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIFT — — giftless , adj. /gift/ , n. 1. something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTH — I. ˈmau̇th noun ( plural mouths ˈmau̇thz also ˈmau̇z, ˈmau̇ths; in synecdochic compounds like “blabbermouths” ths more frequently ) Usage: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE — I. ˈhȯrs noun ( plural hors·es also horse ) Etymology: Middle English hors, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIFT — I. ˈgift noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin to Old English giefan to give Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUTH — noun cry; voice. 2. mouth ·vt to make mouths at. 3. mouth ·noun the entrance into a harbor. 4. mouth …
Webster English vocab
LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GIFT — vt a bribe; anything given to corrupt. 2. gift ·vt to endow with some power or faculty. 3. gift ·vt …
Webster English vocab
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOUTH — [mouth] n, pl mouths often attrib [ME, fr. OE muth; akin to OHG mund mouth and perh. to L mentum …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — [horse] n, pl hors.es also horse [ME hors, fr. OE; akin to OHG hros horse] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIFT — [gift] n [ME, fr. ON, something given, talent; akin to OE giefan to give] (12c) 1: a notable capacity, talent, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUTH — also called Oral Cavity, or Buccal Cavity, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIFT — gift BrE AmE ɡɪft ▷ gifted ˈɡɪft ɪd -əd ▷ gifting ˈɡɪft ɪŋ ▷ gifts ɡɪfts ▶ ˈ gift horse …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — noun , verb ■ noun / maʊθ; NAmE / ( pl. mouths / maʊðz; NAmE /) PART OF FACE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIFT — / gɪft; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a thing that you give to sb, especially on a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUTH — I. mouth 1 S2 W1 /maʊθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOK — I. look 1 S1 W1 /lʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: locian ] 1 . SEE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIFT — gift S2 W2 /ɡɪft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ] 1 . something that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIFT — n. & v. --n. 1 a thing given; a present. 2 a natural ability or talent. 3 the power to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

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