I've always wanted to know what "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" means. So I just looked it up. It goes back to 18C, when determining the age of a horse was done by looking at its teeth. Over time a horse's gums recede and the teeth look longer. Hence the expression "Long in the the tooth" meaning age. At any rate, if someone gave you a free horse, it would be insulting to look into the mouth of the horse to see if were old. After, its a free horse. What difference does it make if its old. We should modernize this expression to something like "Don't look at the guage". If a relative gave you a free car, don't complain that the tank is empty.

<strong>bandolin</strong><br />
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