“Don't look a gift horse in the mouth” synonyms
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I always wondered the meaning of this phrase, until I stumbled across this thread. That knowledge is nice, but the saying itself is now pretty antiquated.
Responses for modern equivalents?
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I always wondered the meaning of this phrase, until I stumbled across this thread. That knowledge is nice, but the saying itself is now pretty antiquated.
Responses for modern equivalents?
synonyms
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Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
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If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
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I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08
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I always wondered the meaning of this phrase, until I stumbled across this thread. That knowledge is nice, but the saying itself is now pretty antiquated.
Responses for modern equivalents?
synonyms
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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asked Nov 28 '14 at 16:57
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I always wondered the meaning of this phrase, until I stumbled across this thread. That knowledge is nice, but the saying itself is now pretty antiquated.
Responses for modern equivalents?
synonyms
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Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
4
If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
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I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08
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show 3 more comments
Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
4
If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
1
I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08
Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
4
4
If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
1
1
I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08
I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08
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Horses can be driven by bits- so if a horse (as a gift) approaches, look at what is "driving" it, I mean don't question it's motives
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian HitchcockBrian Hitchcock
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
– Andrew Leach♦
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Horses can be driven by bits- so if a horse (as a gift) approaches, look at what is "driving" it, I mean don't question it's motives
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Horses can be driven by bits- so if a horse (as a gift) approaches, look at what is "driving" it, I mean don't question it's motives
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Horses can be driven by bits- so if a horse (as a gift) approaches, look at what is "driving" it, I mean don't question it's motives
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian HitchcockBrian Hitchcock
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian HitchcockBrian Hitchcock
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian HitchcockBrian Hitchcock
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian HitchcockBrian Hitchcock
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12.6k11636
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
– Andrew Leach♦
Nov 29 '14 at 9:13
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
– Andrew Leach♦
Nov 29 '14 at 9:13
1
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"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
– Andrew Leach♦
Nov 29 '14 at 9:13
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is only very tangentially related (if at all) to the OP's idiom; and it's antiquated and not a "modern equivalent".
– Andrew Leach♦
Nov 29 '14 at 9:13
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Ways to express the same idea range from rather severe ("beggars can't be choosers") to almost jocular ("you can't beat the price").
– Sven Yargs
Nov 28 '14 at 17:24
"Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 19:01
4
If the idiom is widely understood, why does it matter if it's "antiquated"? Most of the words you used to write this question are several hundred years old; is that a problem for you?
– phenry
Nov 28 '14 at 21:13
I agree @phenry. And part of the reason we use proverbs is to lend history's (or the collective wisdom of previous generation's) weight to an idea...
– Rusty Tuba
Nov 28 '14 at 21:19
1
I had a look at the thread you linked to, and no equivalent modern expressions were suggested there. So while I think a couple of the other commenters make a fair point about the usefulness of some proverbial expressions, I also think it's not unreasonable to ask if there's a more contemporary equivalent.
– Erik Kowal
Nov 30 '14 at 5:08