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Gift horse Moderate

Gift horse has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically

"it wasn't much, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth"

2

An apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs or drawbacks, especially a gift that does not fit perfectly with the recipient's wants or needs.

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rse arse erse orse morse terse barse carse norse torse birse zorse gorse perse corse farse marse worse sarse parse
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