“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
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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asked Nov 28 '14 at 16:57
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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
myol
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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
synonyms
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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asked Nov 28 '14 at 16:57
myol
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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asked Nov 28 '14 at 16:57
myol
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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asked Nov 28 '14 at 16:57
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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
|
show 1 more comment
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
3
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
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:
"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".
– Andrew Leach♦
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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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2 Answers
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
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
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
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
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
up vote
-1
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Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
Related, but also antiquated:
"Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
answered Nov 29 '14 at 3:49
Brian Hitchcock
12.6k11636
12.6k11636
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
add a comment |
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
1
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
"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
add a comment |
up vote
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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!
answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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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
5 mins ago
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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!
answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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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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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!
answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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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!
answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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answered 22 mins ago
Michael Phillips
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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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add a comment |
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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
5 mins ago
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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
5 mins ago
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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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