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GIFT OF GAB or

GIFT OF THE GAB.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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gift of gab

[gift of gab] or [gift of the gab] {n. phr.}, {informal} Skill in talking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believe you. * /Many men get elected because […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

look a gift horse in the mouth

[look a gift horse in the mouth] To complain if a gift is not perfect. - A proverb. Usually used with a negative. * /John gave Joe a baseball but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

[don't look a gift horse in the mouth] See: [LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

St. Jerome

(345-420), "On the Epistle to the Ephesians," ca. 420 A.D. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. www.english-slang.com

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