gift horse

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English - Turkish

Definition of gift horse in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

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
English - English
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

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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
gift horse

    Turkish pronunciation

    gîft hôrs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgəft ˈhôrs/ /ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs/

    Etymology

    () 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.
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