Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Horse Quote Of The Day
Did you ever wonder where the expression “Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth” comes from?
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Well, I won a free nights stay at a hotel, and Fredi said, “That’s poop I wanted to win a car.” I said, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” I didn’t know where that came from, and then he said “A cavallo regalado no se le busca colmillo.” Which means the same thing in Spanish. He went on to explain that the expression came from when someone received a horse as a gift, they shouldn’t be unappreciative and check the age by looking at the teeth.
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Now we know!
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July 14, 2009