an apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs

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Definition of an apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs in English English dictionary

gift horse

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?.

Hyphenation

an ap·par·ent gift, that has sub·stan·tial as·so·ci·a·ted costs