Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

never look a gift horse in the mouth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
nev-er look a gift horse in the -mouth
IPA
51
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Questions

What does never look a gift horse in the mouth mean?
Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

How to pronounce never look a gift horse in the mouth

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