Question

The idiom 'gift horse in the mouth' (usually 'look a gift horse in the mouth') means:

• A. to accept a gift graciously
• B. find fault with a gift
• C. examine a gift carefully
• D. gift someone a horse
• E. refuse a gift

Hint:

Historically, you could tell a horse's age and health by checking its teeth (mouth). Doing this to a gift horse was considered rude and ungrateful.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Analyse options.
- The full idiom is "Never look a gift horse in the mouth," which advises against being ungrateful or critical of something received for free. - To do so implies searching for defects in a present.
Step 2: Conclusion.
The phrase describes the act of finding fault with a gift. Final Answer: (b) find fault with a gift.