"DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH"
Don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift.
Example: Great interception! Yes, but I almost scored a touchdown. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.
Example sentences:
- When I asked my uncle for extra money on my birthday, my mother said, don't look a gift horse in the mouth / Cuando le pedí a mi tío más dinero para mi cumpleaños, mi madre me dijo: A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.
- This shirt you gave me is not my favorite brand. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth! That was the best they had / Esta camisa que me diste no es de mi marca favorita. A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes! Eso fue lo mejor que tenían.
Additional examples:
- Here is your drink. Oh, I hate this kind. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
- Dad's old car is full of dents, but we shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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