look a gift horse in the mouth表面意思是:有人送了你一匹马作为礼物,你却想要掰开它的嘴想要查看马的年龄,送礼物的人就会认为你是不是不满意这个礼物。因此,这个短语的意思就是指吹毛求疵。
【例句】
If he wants to be a patron in this town, who are we to look a gift horse in the mouth?
如果他想成为这个镇子的守护神,我们谁敢对礼物吹毛求疵?
It was one of mother's maxims never to look a gift horse in the mouth.
母亲的箴言之一是:对于得到的礼物绝不要挑毛病。
【例句】
If he wants to be a patron in this town, who are we to look a gift horse in the mouth?
如果他想成为这个镇子的守护神,我们谁敢对礼物吹毛求疵?
It was one of mother's maxims never to look a gift horse in the mouth.
母亲的箴言之一是:对于得到的礼物绝不要挑毛病。