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This is an expression. One way to tell a horse's age is to look at his teeth (ergo look in his mouth.) This expession tells you not to question the value of a gift or something free.
Means you shouldn't try to find out about the value of a gift. Looking a horse in the mouth (on its teeth) can tell you how old it is, and obviously a younger horse is worth more than an older one.
You determine a horse's age by checking its teeth. If someone were kind enough to give you a horse for a present, you shouldn't insult them by checking on its age first thing. You should appreciate a gift no matter how old it is or what its value may be. When it comes to gifts, "It's the thought that counts." This advice, by the way, contradicts that given by the prophetess Cassandra who told the Trojans, "beware of Greeks bearing gifts" just before the Trojan Horse showed up at their gate.
This expression is called a "proverb"-- a wise saying meant to teach some important lesson. This proverb means that if someone gives you something, you should not question it or scrutinize it or even wonder why it was given to you. In other words, just be glad you received the gift, for whatever the reason.
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What does don't look a gimped hourse in the mouth mean?
The expression is "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." People who buy and sell horses, can tell the age and health of a horse by examining the horse's mouth. However, if someone gives you a horse, you should not examine its mouth to determine its value, simply accept the gift. So the expression means, "If someone gives you a present, do not try to determine what it is worth. Just accept the gift and say, thank you."
What does the idiom don't look a good horse in the mouth mean?
Actually its "dont look a gift horse in the mouth". It means dont judge a present somone gave you. This came from when people gave horses as gifts. The gift horse was usually old, and you can tell a horses age by looking at its teeth.
What does captain cook at a horse mean?
Have a look at a horse
What can it mean if your horse is dropping food out of his mouth?
It means his/her teeth floated.
What does the expression 'from the horse's mouth' mean?
In horse racing circles tips on which horse is a likely winner circulate amongst punters. The most trusted authorities are considered to be those in closest touch with the recent form of the horse, i.e. stable lads, trainers etc. The notional 'from the horse's mouth' is supposed to indicate one step better than even that inner circle, i.e. the horse itself.It is a 20th century phrase. The earliest printed version I can find of it is from the USA and clearly indicates the horseracing context - in the Syracuse Herald, May 1913:"I got a tip yesterday, and if it wasn't straight from the horse's mouth it was jolly well the next thing to it."This is not at all correct. In the past, a horses liniage was listed inside it's mouth. Tattoo'd if you will. Everybody tried to lie about a horses liniage, to get a better price. Once it became practice to put the info in the horses mouth, one couldn't get away with it anymore. So when asked about a horses liniage, one could say, " I got it from the horses mouth...". This is also the etomy of the phrase, " never look a gift(ed) horse in the mouth..." meant to mean, that you don't check the horses mouth for liniage, when someone gifts you a horse. This would be rude. Sorry, but the previous could not be more wrong.
What is the device that is placed in the horses mouth?
The device that is place in the horses mouth is called a bit. It is a bar of metal used to steer the horse when riding.
What does 'she looks down in the mouth' mean?
she does not want to look at you
What does a horses headpiece do?
I'm not familiar with a 'headpiece' but I think you mean the bridle. This is used to control the horse's head and keeps the bit in the horse's mouth.
What are blisters in the horses mouth mean?
The horse has ingested a caustic chemical or plant...or the horse could have a number of diseases...vesicular stomatitis for example.
What does it mean to fit a horse?
Well you don't want to look to big for your horse or to small look up that question on the internet.
What does it mean when a horse looks at you while riding?
Nothing specific. A horse may look at anything or anyone.
What does the phrase i got it from the horse's mouth mean?
It means that your information comes directly from the source.
