To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative. John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH
Meaning of LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012