How would you translate "a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes?"

Question

How would you translate "a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes?"

Answer 1

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a caballo regalado no le mires el diente (Prov) -> don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Answer 2

beggars don't choose

• Or, Beggars can't be choosers. - Seitheach Nov 24, 2009
• jajaja, yeah, that's what I meant to say - 0068e2f4 Nov 24, 2009

Answer 3

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Answer 4

Heidita nailed it, ofcourse. The origin of the saying relates to being able to tell a horse's age by examining it's teeth; hence checking how old the gift is.