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Dave Wilton

18 Nov 2024 • 3 min read
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth

The proverb don't look a gift horse in the mouth dates back to antiquity. The phrase’s underlying metaphor is that a horse’s age can be judged by examining its teeth, and it is rude to question something that is freely given. There are calques of the
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