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n. 1. морь, адуу. ride a \horse морь унах, fall off a \horse мориноос унах. riding horse уналга морь. 2. морин цэрэг. 3. модон морь. change horses in the midstream замын дунд морио солих, бодлоо өөрчлөх, санаа хоёрдох. back the wrong horse буруу моринд бооцоо тавих, буруу алхам хийх. flog a dead horse бүтэхгүй юманд махран зүтгэх. put the cart before the horse замбараагий нь алдуулах. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Бэлгийн морины шүд үздэггүй. v. морь унах, мориор явах. horse about/ around бужигнах, шуугих. horse chestnut n. bot. балт туулайн бөөр. horse-drawn adj. морь хөллөсөн. horse-race n. хурдан морины уралдаан. horse sense n. эрүүл, саруул ухаан. horse-trading n. зөв наймаа, хожоотой наймаа.
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look a gift horse in the mouth — To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative. * /John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
look a gift horse in the mouth — To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative. * /John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
look a gift horse in the mouth — phrasal : to criticize and find fault with a gift * * * look a gift horse in the mouth To criticize, delay or niggle over a gift or lucky opportunity (orig to look at a gift horse s teeth to tell its age) • • • Main Entry: ↑gift * * * find fault… … Useful english dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — (not) look a gift horse in the mouth if someone tells you not to look a gift horse in the mouth, they mean that you should not criticize or feel doubt about something good that has been offered to you. Okay, it s not the job of your dreams but it … New idioms dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — complain if a gift is not perfect Even if you don t like the present from the company you shouldn t complain. Remember don t look a gift horse in the mouth … Idioms and examples
look a gift horse in the mouth — to criticize or refuse to take something that has been offered to you. I know the car s not in great condition, but you shouldn t look a gift horse in the mouth. Usage notes: usually follows never or not, as in the example Etymology: based on the … New idioms dictionary
look\ a\ gift\ horse\ in\ the\ mouth — proverb To complain if a gift is not perfect. Usually used with a negative. John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth … Словарь американских идиом
To look a gift horse in the mouth — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
never look a gift horse in the mouth — A horse’s age is commonly gauged by the state of its teeth. The proverb warns against questioning the quality or use of a lucky chance or gift. Cf. a 420 ST. JEROME Commentary on Epistle to Ephesians Preface noli..ut vulgare proverbium est, equi… … Proverbs new dictionary
not look a gift horse in the mouth — (not) look a gift horse in the mouth if someone tells you not to look a gift horse in the mouth, they mean that you should not criticize or feel doubt about something good that has been offered to you. Okay, it s not the job of your dreams but it … New idioms dictionary
don't look a gift horse in the mouth — I. do not complain if a gift is not perfect; take what you ve been given without criticism or emphasis on its worth. Be happy. Don t look a gift horse in the mouth. II. do not be critical of a gift; be grateful for a gift Don t evaluate a… … English idioms
