HyperDic: gift_horse

English > 1 sense of the expression gift horse:
NOUNpossessiongift horsea gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically
English > gift horse: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
MeaningA gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically.
Example"it wasn't much, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth"
BroadergiftSomething acquired without compensation

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