gift horse

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von gift horse im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

look a gift horse in the mouth

hediyede kusur aramak

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

beleş elde edilen, hediye olarak verilen birşeyde eksik ve kusur aranmamalıdır, bu hediye hakkında eleştiri yapılmamalıdır

Don´t look a gift horse in the mouth

Bahşiş atın dişine bakılmaz

look a gift horse in the mouth

ağzına bir hediye atı bakmak

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

üzümünü ye bağını sorma

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von gift horse im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs

The woman on the telephone in the science-faculty office found me an address for Timothy Butler in no time at all. Full marks for information retrieval. Zero for security. If I had been consulted, I would have insisted that callers produce something more compelling than a vague interest in locating a student before his address could be handed over. Still, what it is they say about a gift horse?.

a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically; "it wasn't much, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth

{i} present (generally of inferior quality) that should be accepted in an uncritical manner

Relevante Übersetzungen

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely

gift-horse

Attributive form of gift horse

gift-horse inspection.

never look a gift horse in the mouth

Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

do not be critical of a gift

look a gift horse in the mouth

look for faults in something that was given free

one shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth

one should not try to find faults in something that was given as a free gift

Türkische aussprache

gîft hôrs

Aussprache

/ˈgəft ˈhôrs/ /ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs/

Etymologie

() From the economics of horse ownership, in which an aging horse of declining value continues to require feeding and stabling. Possibly influenced by the proverb don't look a gift horse in the mouth.