Definition of look a gift horse in the mouth
look a gift horse in the mouth
verb
- to judge a gift harshly.
Last edited on Aug 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: Playing around | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol. | |
Other terms relating to 'gift': | |
| Definitions include: (n) a loser; gift meaning, he/she has no real purpose on Earth, they are just a gift from heaven. | |
| Definitions include: something excellent for. | |
| Definitions include: skilled in conversation. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone a gift that was previously received as a gift from a different person. | |
Other terms relating to 'horse': | |
| Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago. | |
| Definitions include: a cramp of the leg. | |
| Definitions include: usually "dark horse candidate." | |
| Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: a position of arrogance. | |
| Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: heroin. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: a formulaic "western" (that is - a story about the American West.) | |
| Definitions include: idiot; "jackass". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense | |
| Definitions include: horse's ass. | |
| Definitions include: to have a large penis. | |
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Other terms relating to 'in': | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: involving everyone or everything. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: included. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: to intrude. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
Other terms relating to 'look': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit." | |
| Definitions include: an angered glance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "funny looking kid", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good looking mum", used on medical charts by doctors in the UK. | |
| Definitions include: Thank you. | |
| Definitions include: to examine. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "looking for". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "looks good to me". | |
| Definitions include: to be alert. | |
| Definitions include: the general appearance of software or a website. | |
| Definitions include: don't look at me like that. | |
| Definitions include: look at everything. | |
| Definitions include: to act superior. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive person. | |
| Definitions include: "look". | |
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Other terms relating to 'mouth': | |
| Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to say bad things about another person. | |
| Definitions include: a person having a "big mouth" reveals information that they shouldn't. | |
| Definitions include: a person who talks too much. | |
| Definitions include: to be born into wealth and privilege. | |
| Definitions include: dry mouth. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical condition which causes one to talk excessively. | |
| Definitions include: to be extremely angry. | |
| Definitions include: to frequently put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth - i.e. say inappropriate things. | |
| Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't. | |
| Definitions include: to swear. | |
| Definitions include: to talk continuously. | |
| Definitions include: a person who talks excessively. | |
| Definitions include: implies someone who is (sometimes) not too bright, unkempt, nerdy. | |
| Definitions include: to be insolent. | |
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Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
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