1)“Never trust a Greek bearing gifts”
2)“Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”
2006-11-29 16:42:39 · 3 answers · asked by Boink 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The first one has to do with the Trojan war, you know, they brought the horse as a gift, and the ransacked the place.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth is almost the same as beggars can't be choosers. You can tell a lot about a horse's overall health by their oral health, and if someone gave you a horse, and you inspected it in front of the person giving it to you, you are saying you don't trust them, and are in essence insulting them.
2006-11-29 16:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by raydeeo_face 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both are about the Trojan wars. They were Greek hiding in a Trojan horse and were let into the city because it was thought a gift until they all jumped out and killed them
2006-11-30 01:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good going Prissy Pooh! Are you an English major or something?
2006-11-29 18:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Cordelia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋