7. To look a gift horse in the mouth (usually with a negative)

对别人赠送的礼物挑三拣四（通常用否定形式）

 

I know the car's not in great condition, but you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

我知道这辆车保养得不是那么好，但是你不应该对别人送给你的车吹毛求疵。

 

8. Drive a coach and horses through

找出漏洞以彻底挫败（立法、计划、意图等），使失效

 

The clever lawyer drove¹ a coach and horses through the criminal's excuses.

那个聪明的律师抓住罪犯辩解中的漏洞进行驳斥。

 

9. straight from the horse’s mouth

（消息）直接来自当事人，来源绝对可靠, 绝对有权威性

 

Lisa will be promoted² to manager. The boss told me himself. It's straight from the horse's mouth!

丽萨会升为经理，这是老板亲口告诉我的，绝对真实可靠！

 

10. To back the wrong horse

站错队，看错人，支持了失败的人或事

 

When the final result of the presidential election³ came out, many people found that they had backed the wrong horse.

当总统大选的最终结果出来后，很多人发现他们押错宝了。

 

11. Horses for courses

各有所长，物各尽其善，人各尽其能

 

Ah well, it's horses for courses. Just because he is an IT expert doesn't mean that he is an expert in everything to do with computers.

好吧，术业有专攻。他是IT专家不能说明他在和电脑有关的所有领域里都是专家。

 

12. hold one's horse

不要急，耐心一点

 

Hold your horses. Don't leave without finishing your report first.

慢着，别忘了先把你的报告写完再走。

 

13. horse around

胡闹，捣蛋

 

My friends and I would horse around and try to push each other.

我和朋友们有时会闹着玩，互相推来搡去。

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