Never look a gift horse in the mouth?
By admin on Feb. 26, 2010.
Where on earth did this expression come from? Its such a bizarre thing to say but used so often. I would love to know its origins if anyone has any ideas
In olden times, it was a way of saying don’t inspect the teeth of a horse (the olden time way to do a quick check of a horse’s health and age) when someone has given it to you as a gift. That would bespeak ingratitude of a sort.
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