Idiom Focus: Animal Idioms 22

Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.

look a gift horse in the mouth:    complain if a gift is not perfect

Example:  

So what if you had to ride in the back of the pickup truck?  At least you didn’t have to walk – don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary:    look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success

Example:  

She looks like the cat that swallowed the canary – I heard she’s planning on divorcing her husband, and suing to get her hands on his wealth.

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