look a gift horse in the mouth

phrase

: to look in a critical way at something that has been given to one

I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Examples of look a gift horse in the mouth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Never look a gift horse in the mouth… unless it’s filled with enemy soldiers. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth is one of the oldest proverbs known to humankind, whinnying back at least 1,500 years. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024

But, throughout this decade mirabilis, Friedman maintained his remarkable tendency to look a gift horse in the mouth. — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but Bullfrog Bagels are definitively mid-tier on my mental list of the Best Bagels in DC. — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2024

With six national championships and eight SEC titles during this run, no one wants to look a gift horse in the mouth. — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 23 Aug. 2022

With apprenticeships a scarce resource, no one should look a gift horse in the mouth. — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022

Rhymes for look a gift horse in the mouth

• drouth
• routh