Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят
With accent marks:
Дарёному коню́ в зу́бы не смо́трят.
Translation:
Do not look at a given horse's teeth.
Meaning:
In the old days, when buying horses, people determined the age of a horse by the teeth. Sometimes, having received a horse as a present, some began to complain that they were given a walking antiquity...
This Russian proverb should be understood as follows: never say that you don’t like a gift or that it is bad. This will offend the giver while he really wanted to please you. It is not polite. Be sure to day thank you. And do not forget that not everyone has the opportunity to make expensive gifts.
Other Russian proverbs
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается
All is well that ends well.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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A well-fed man does not understand a starving one.
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