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Look a gift horse in the mouth

Look a gift horse in the mouth

When you look a gift horse in the mouth, you are not grateful for something that has been given to you. Instead, you ask questions about it or try to find faults with it, not being grateful or thankful for what you’ve received as a favor or gift:

This sinecure compared to your qualification was just a huge favor from the manager. You were not supposed to beard the lion in his den and look a gift horse in the mouth.

antonym: thank, be thankful, be grateful, express gratitude

French: ne pas être reconnaissant

Farsi: دندان اسب پیشکشی را که نمی شمارند

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Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl is an English and Persian instructor, educator, researcher, inventor, published author, blogger, SEO expert, website developer, entrepreneur, and the creator of LELB Society. He's got a PhD in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

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