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PROVERB
NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING MEANS WHEN SOMEBODY GIVES YOU SOMETHING, DON'T
BE LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF IT SUITS YOU, JUST TAKE IT AND
BE GRATEFUL.
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN TELL A HORSE'S AGE BY LOOKING IN ITS MOUTH
AND TEETH. SO, IN THE SAME WAY, IF SOMEBODY GIVES YOU A
HORSE DON'T BE LOOKING IN ITS MOUTH TO SEE IF IT SUITS
YOU--JUST TAKE IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 08-08-1968