Can anyone tell me the exact meaning of this Russian Proverb
Here is the proverb:
Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят
I would be grateful if you could give me the direct literal translation of the proverb to English
Thanks in advance
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It literally means - Don't look at the teeth of a gift horse.
There is an old English proverb that says the same: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
A horse's teeth are regarded as a good guide to it's age and health. So it would be ungrateful to inspect the horse's teeth and judge the gift.
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but nobody use it literally. The meaning is: It does not matter what is your present, you do not have to judge its value. Just accept it and be grateful.
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Awesome. Thank you so much for the help Inal!
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Not at all. "They don't look at a given horse's teeth".
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Thanks a lot Inal. Can you please give me a rough direct translation of the proverb?
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