look a gift horse in the mouth

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   拒受馈赠；白送的马还看牙口；对礼物吹毛求疵

   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.

电影里这样说 · 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

在完整场景里学

• 斯皮尔伯格2017
  • 少露鲨鱼更吓人：on the edge of your seat（紧张得坐不住）
  • 镜头补上够不着的童年：pie-in-the-sky（画在天上的饼）
  • 溜进片场签下合同：hear a pin drop（安静到能听见针）
• 印度之行1984
  • 清真寺夜遇英国太太：in the same box（同病相怜）
  • 英印聚会话不投机：an exercise in power（权力的操演）
  • 茶会聊出岩洞之约：a muddle（一团乱麻）

同一词条的短语

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