look a gift horse in the mouth

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   拒受饋贈；白送的馬還看牙口；對禮物吹毛求疵

   to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing

   My dear, never look a gift-horse in the mouth, particularly in this country.

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• It's like looking a gift horse in the mouth, and I'm almost superstitious that if I start to question that, it's gonna, you know, fly away.Spielberg2017
• My dear, never look a gift-horse in the mouth, particularly in this country.A Passage to India1984

在完整場景裡學

• 斯皮爾伯格2017
  • 少露鯊魚更嚇人：on the edge of your seat（緊張得坐不住）
  • 鏡頭補上夠不著的童年：pie-in-the-sky（畫在天上的餅）
  • 溜進片場簽下合同：hear a pin drop（安靜到能聽見針）
• 印度之行1984
  • 清真寺夜遇英國太太：in the same box（同病相憐）
  • 英印聚會話不投機：an exercise in power（權力的操演）
  • 茶會聊出巖洞之約：a muddle（一團亂麻）

同一詞條的短語

• be in the gift of
• the gift of the gab
• God's gift