| 单词 | gift horse |
| 例句 | Life is a gift horse in my opinion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I expected Kilvin might have padded the price a little, which rankled my pride a bit, but I was in no position to look a gift horse in the mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t gonna be rude and look no gift horse in the mouth, but I didn’t know what the sheriff ’spected me to do with a stone that had took part in killing my pap. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Honey,” Dad says, looking up from the movie we’d been watching with him on the couch, “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I never look a gift horse in either the mouth or the nether regions. ArtsBeat: Will Arnett on the Return of ‘Arrested Development’ 2013-05-22T17:51:13Z Though the fire on Lake Union was "a heartbreaker," Evans admits it may end up a gift horse. BluWater Bistro Lake Union: to be, or not to be? -- post-fire 2010-10-11T23:01:00Z Perhaps the kindest retort was: “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” Civilities: A lesbian daughter fears her parents financially favor a straight sister Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Emmy Nominees Baranski, Abi Morgan and Jesse Tyler Ferguson 2012-09-20T22:08:29Z Photograph: Franklin Reyes/AP It looks like an outrageous case of looking a gift horse in the mouth. Can Foster and Acosta rescue Cuba's lost temple to ballet? 2012-11-25T00:05:43Z Perhaps three days of looking gift horses in their mouths is next on the agenda. Performance Artist Searches for an Actual Needle in an Actual Haystack 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z We don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth. Game of Thrones: the survivor awards (aka how the hell did they make it out alive?) 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Abi Morgan on 'The Hour' and How 'West Wing' Saved Her 2012-09-17T16:31:06Z And I’m not one for looking gift horses in the mouth.” Imelda Staunton on Return to Musicals With Sondheim Roles 2012-08-10T01:35:08Z I don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. | Q. & A.: An Interview With Steven Spielberg 2011-12-20T17:07:39Z Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth — and then post about it on social media. Bride slammed for complaining about heirloom ring: ‘It looked old’ 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Also: something about a gift horse; something about riding in on a white horse; something about a photo finish. Jerry Crawford has two goals: Delivering Iowa for Hillary Clinton and winning the Kentucky Derby 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z At that time, the judge called Lohan's previous sentence and probation a "gift" and said, "there's something called looking a gift horse in the mouth." Lindsay Lohan makes good progress on probation 2011-12-14T18:52:22Z “I’m not looking to spit in the face of the gift horse,” Gaetz, R-Fla., told reporters at the Capitol as he weighs how he will vote. Leaving drama behind, GOP warms to McCarthy in debt fight 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z They reasoned she couldn’t complain about Hollywood not making shows for people like her if she was willing to look this gift horse in the mouth and just walk away. Commentary: L.A.-based British creatives need a new queen -- Gina Yashere deserves the throne 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The patient is also asked to interpret common proverbs, such as “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z He has been aboard Early Voting for each of his three previous starts and knew he had a gift horse. Early Voting Wins Preakness Stakes 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z But in the spirit of “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” let’s just ask Fauci to whisper to D.C. Perspective | Everyone has feelings about crowd size at ballgames. Let’s stick with facts. 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z At his rally outside Raymond James Stadium, Mr. Trump brushed past a political gift horse, the new G.D.P. numbers released Thursday. Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Leader of the Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg responded: "One shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth." Fundraising appeal launched for Big Ben Brexit chimes 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “It’s hard to look a gift horse in the mouth,” she said, adding that she viewed the partnership as a pilot project. This High-Tech Solution to Disaster Response May Be Too Good to Be True 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z But listen, you can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Kevin Bacon on his shockingly corrupt 'City on a Hill' FBI man and heroes vs. bad guys 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth, though: 12 free Model Ys and 4 free Roadsters per year is still quite a prize for the lucky few. Tesla brings back its customer referral program — with fewer free cars 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But when you look the Microsoft gift horse in the mouth, certain cavities are visible. Why are we relying on tech overlords like Microsoft for affordable housing? | Shaun Scott 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Just remember, never look a gift horse in the mouth. Perspective | The Nats have built a contending roster without Bryce Harper. What if he stays? 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z But, to coin a phrase, why look a gift horse in the mouth? Recent Missouri Editorials 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In the America as it is, rather than what I might wish it to be, this is a gift horse that shouldn’t require obsessing over its dental work. Slowing real estate might let us catch our breath — or knock the wind out of us 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z None of which is to look a potential gift horse in the mouth. North and South Korea are talking but let’s not give the IOC all the credit | Marina Hyde 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Will Hoosiers look a gift horse in the mouth? Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Pence is not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth. Opinion | Who’s worse for the nation — Trump or Pence? 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Why look what appeared as a gift horse in the mouth? Alaska editorials 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Who is he to look a price-tag gift horse in the mouth? Perspective | At this Maryland vinyl fest, the wax will never wane 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z “I am not looking gift horses in the mouth these days,” said Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. House Democrats find unlikely allies in House Freedom Caucus to sink GOP healthcare bill 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Yet he couldn’t stop looking this gift horse in the mouth. Trump’s Charm of Not Being Obama 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The Sounders are unlikely to look their stable of gift horses in the mouth. The Sounders got lucky during this international window 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z And never look a gift horse in the mouth, unless, of course, it has business before your office. A Texting Truth Often Forgotten in Politics: Your Phone Remembers Everything 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z If you are able to give, they're not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Nate Cohn and Justin Wolfers on Donald Trump’s Chances 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z If this is the sort of gift horse you can't help looking in the mouth, the point of that old saw is, after all: Don't. 'The X-Files' returns with that Mulder and Scully magic (mostly) 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z But contrary to the old saying, this is one gift horse we should look closely in the mouth. Mark Zuckerberg and the Rise of Philanthrocapitalism 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Congress wasted that chance, and they are poised to do the same with this gift horse staring them in the mouth. The GOP’s austerity hawks are throwing away a golden opportunity (again) 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Pollard, a wannabe spy who tried first to sell stolen secrets to any country, succeeded only when Israel accepted this walk-in gift horse. Bad optics on Jonathan Pollard 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr Goodwill added the park should not "look a gift horse in the mouth". MPs urge North York Moors national park to approve potash mine plans - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z But this gift horse doesn’t hold up well to even a cursory oral examination. Look This $70,000 Minimum Wage Gift Horse In The Mouth 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z In other words we should always be looking the corporate gift horse in the mouth. Bad News For Amazon As Boehner Kills The Online Sales Tax 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Obama’s move was not a gift to Russia; it wasn’t even a gift horse. Is Romney on target about Obama’s ‘gift to Russia’? 2014-03-29T22:54:29Z Property expert Martin Roberts said Help To Buy would would also see potential homebuyers find it easier to get a mortgage, and described the changes as a "gift horse that needs feeding". VIDEO: Help to Buy 'gift horse that needs feeding' 2013-10-11T09:59:12Z One should never, as the saying goes, look a gift horse in the mouth. Counting the cost 2013-09-25T17:20:01.037Z Mills calls the attacks "unnecessarily vitriolic", and accuses the majors of being unappreciative, "looking a gift horse in the mouth". Can major labels be trusted to develop artists? 2013-06-04T12:19:37Z The challenge for Labour, then, may soon be persuading voters to look this dubious economic gift horse in the mouth. George Osborne may not be dead in the water after all. What will Labour do then? 2013-05-22T06:00:18Z “I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth,” Ms. Switzer said. The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care 2013-05-19T02:28:09Z Put another way, that bonus was a gift horse whose mouth deserved to be inspected. Behind the Hidden Cost of Tax Refunds 2013-04-05T11:05:24Z "As my father used to say, 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.'" City Room: Found Money Well Spent 2012-11-29T19:36:58Z Gift of Bike Arena in Brooklyn Draws Skeptics in Community It may well be the $40 million gift horse. Proposed Brooklyn Bridge Park Velodrome Meets Skepticism 2012-07-31T02:28:05Z My long-term target is $150, but I will not recommend looking a gift horse in the mouth and holding on if the stock crosses $100. Game Plan To Trade Facebook IPO 2012-05-16T16:50:50Z Hereafter my maxim will be: Look a gift horse in the mouth very carefully and pay particular attention to his grinders. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z Look not a gift horse in the mouth. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z "Did you never hear the proverb about not looking a gift horse in the mouth?" he said the first time. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Asked about the feud in an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Morgenthau said, “There’s an old Confucius saying, ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.’ ” A Settlement, but No End to Mayor-Morgenthau Rift 2009-12-17T07:43:06Z “I don’t think in this market you necessarily look a gift horse in the mouth.” TPG’s GlobeOp Takeover Seen Topped as SS&C Weighs Bid: Real M&A 2012-02-13T03:06:24Z But experts are leery of the gift horse. Deal Hunter: How to shop ?going out of business? sales 2012-01-20T19:51:05Z Not to look a gift horse in the mouth is a proverb—not to criticise the tone of a gift bell may be another. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Gift′-horse, a horse given as a gift; Gift′ling, a little gift.—Look a gift horse in the mouth, to criticise a gift. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z It may be invidious to look a gift horse in the mouth, but we feel that this generous subsidy of the Messrs. Chinnery was practically wasted for want of being fettered with a certain condition. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z To him, the league saw the team as looking a gift horse in the mouth, and the Dodgers viewed the league loan as a Trojan horse tactic to seize control. Dodgers, MLB lock horns over bankruptcy loan 2011-07-20T19:27:40Z However, as a fellow toiler in the news game I'm not about to look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth. La Cirque DSK 2011-06-17T02:43:26Z But we don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth. Stocks Cheered by Retail and Inflation Data 2011-06-14T13:46:52Z “Or is it a Christmas present and you are looking a gift horse in the mouth?” and Mr. Crouch chuckled as he bent above the banknote. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Mr. Clinton, never one to reject a gift horse, happily acceded. An Unlikely Power Duo Emerges in the Global Fight Against Climate Change 2011-05-29T01:52:52Z The Trojans interpreted it as a sign that it was alright to let the gift horse in without checking its contents. Welcome to the Zodiac, Ophiuchus. But Who Are You? 2011-01-14T00:25:00Z But it doesn't pay to look a gift horse in the mouth too closely. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z All I'm saying is, never spit in the mouth of a playoff gift horse. Advice to all local sports fans? Take a playoff shot when you can get it 2010-12-27T17:15:06Z "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth," Edwards said, citing cost pressures facing the apparel industry among other challenges. NEWSMAKER-J Crew's Drexler seen as savvy in guaranteed deal 2010-11-23T22:55:00Z I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Release Possible for 3 Jailed Militia Members 2010-05-18T16:32:00Z Nonprofit groups rarely look a gift horse in the mouth, and the relief effort in Haiti is desperate for resources. 2010-01-21T07:56:00Z That's one of those proverbs that haven't a particle of truth in 'em—nor a foundation in reason either, like 'Never look a gift horse in the mouth.' The Inventions of the Idiot One cannot be dignified on �100 a year; one can be dignified on �5000 a year, because the world soon forgets that you ride a gift horse if that horse is a fine, fat beast. A Novelist on Novels Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life.... A Gift For Terra And Brother Wilson, he says, 'I'm not the man to look a gift horse in the mouth, but,' says he, 'I must see the gift horse before I accept it.' The Land of Long Ago "You know the old saw about the gift horse," he said. The Dictator I know a man who didn't look a gift horse in the mouth, and the consequence was that he accepted a horse that was twenty-eight years old. The Inventions of the Idiot At any rate, the old proverb which advises us “never to look a gift horse in the mouth,” is a good one. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl A proverb tells us not to look a gift horse in the mouth. The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 Look a gift horse in the mouth, if you like; but the sleeping accommodations aboard are good enough for me. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida However, a king's gift horse one cannot look in the mouth. Dreamers of the Ghetto Du Sang made no reference to his gift horse and 109 saddle, but spoke of the man that had held the target aces. Whispering Smith There's an old saying, 'Never look a gift horse in the mouth.' In a Little Town Sary fled at once and barred the door behind her; but neither she nor Scott ever saw their "gift horse" again. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition But the mouth of a gift horse must not be too narrowly examined; and Santander, ever since that night when he behaved so rudely in Don Ignacio’s house, had been chary in showing his face. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley I dare say he thought the gift horse was something of a white elephant. The Little Manx Nation - 1891 “You old-country folk have a saying about, ‘You shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.’ The Peril Finders You shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea "You are not to look a gift horse in the mouth." We Three “Mustn’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” said Bob, philosophically. Middy and Ensign Do not look a gift horse in the mouth.” A College Girl "Please quit looking a gift horse in the mouth," pleaded Will. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery Generally some pretty trifle which vouched for the sentiment and taste of the gift horse without seeming to tax the poor animal's resources. The Opinions of a Philosopher Now under these circumstances, you can't afford to look a gift horse in the mouth so to speak, and no offence intended. Joyce of the North Woods Oh! don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Bob. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain I started from Zinder, riding my "gift horse," about an hour before sunset, and arrived at Dairmummegai, a very large village, where the Kashalla had pitched tent, after three hours' ride. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government And gracious acts are like the gift horse: you must not look them in the mouth. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade "Wherever the gift horse may come from, I shall not look it in the mouth," said Mr. Monk. Phineas Finn The Irish Member He looked a gift horse in the mouth. Familiar Quotations Only, don't you and Ellis go looking every gift horse too hard in the teeth. The Clarion My "gift horse" had given me most excruciating pain in riding, and I was obliged to dismount for half an hour. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Little Margaret made a wry face; "I see 'Tis, after all, a gift horse," said she; "And sure, no godless one is he Who brought it here so handsomely." Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe I see I must look this gift horse over very closely. Queed Mouth, out of thine own, 26. --, gift horse in the, 123. --, put an enemy in their, 91. Familiar Quotations Whether it was that, being so cheap he might be regarded "gift horse," or for some less occult reason, the points of a beast were never looked for in the mouth. The Siege of Kimberley Thus even St. Jerome, in his commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians, says: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, as the vulgar proverb has it." The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Never look a gift horse in the mouth. My Book of Indoor Games In a debate in Convocation at Oxford, Dr. Liddon, referring to a concession made by the opposite side, said, "It is proverbially ungracious to look a gift horse in the face." Collections and Recollections Again we say, let us be thankful; and, with honest Sancho, bid God bless the giver, nor look the gift horse in the mouth. Famous Reviews I didn't like to question him too closely, for fear he'd think I was looking a gift horse in the mouth—or else hinting for more. The Damnation of Theron Ware Again, we say, let us be thankful; and, with honest Sancho, bid God bless the giver, nor look the gift horse in the mouth. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 We would not look such a gift horse too narrowly in the mouth. Among My Books First Series But I must look these gift horses in the mouth, and say that often we have them less for our own advantage than as an advertisement to the public of the liberality of prison authorities. The Subterranean Brotherhood Oh, well he was too comfortable at the moment to look gift horses of any description too sternly in the mouth. Young People's Pride A Novel From the way the gentleman wrote to Dr. Hobbs I'm sure he thought he was doing us a favor; and you know it's bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers You think that I am basely looking a gift horse in the mouth. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 V. be ungrateful &c. adj.; forget benefits; look a gift horse in the mouth. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases He was in no mind to look a gift horse in the mouth. Underground But we will not now look a gift horse in the mouth. Barchester Towers "I once heard the old man I worked with in the shop say that you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth." The Foolish Virgin |
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