“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.



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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
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  • 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.



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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






  • 3




    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















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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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  • 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






  • 3




    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










  • "Don't be such a bloody ingrate!" ?
    – Rusty Tuba
    Nov 28 '14 at 19:01






  • 3




    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




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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




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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Related, but also antiquated:
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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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Don't bite the hand that feeds you is to mean that making the boss feel appreciated is the key go getting aa raise and having better duties at work!






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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"






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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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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"






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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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    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




    "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




"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 to mean that making the boss feel appreciated is the key go getting aa raise and having better duties at work!






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    This solution has already been provided, so your post appears to be a comment on that answer. There are two problems here: firstly, your comment is incorrect - the proverb does not mean "making the boss feel appreciated". Secondly, the answer box is strictly reserved for answers. Comments are a privilege requiring 50 reputation points. You can earn these points fairly easily by posting good answers (each upvote earns you 10 pts) or questions (upvotes earn 5 pts).
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    This solution has already been provided, so your post appears to be a comment on that answer. There are two problems here: firstly, your comment is incorrect - the proverb does not mean "making the boss feel appreciated". Secondly, the answer box is strictly reserved for answers. Comments are a privilege requiring 50 reputation points. You can earn these points fairly easily by posting good answers (each upvote earns you 10 pts) or questions (upvotes earn 5 pts).
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This solution has already been provided, so your post appears to be a comment on that answer. There are two problems here: firstly, your comment is incorrect - the proverb does not mean "making the boss feel appreciated". Secondly, the answer box is strictly reserved for answers. Comments are a privilege requiring 50 reputation points. You can earn these points fairly easily by posting good answers (each upvote earns you 10 pts) or questions (upvotes earn 5 pts).
– Chappo
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