gift horse

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) 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.

日本語の意味

一見魅力的な贈り物に見えても、実際にはその贈り物に隠れたコストやデメリットが伴う場合がある、つまり受け手の期待やニーズに完全には応えられないという意味です。

英語の意味

(idiomatic) 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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At first the donated van seemed like a gift horse, but its frequent breakdowns and repair bills soon showed it came with hidden costs.

最初は寄付されたバンが一見ありがたい贈り物に思えましたが、頻繁な故障と修理代ですぐに隠れた負担があることが明らかになりました。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

Having now, as he thought, balanced this little account of friendship, the captain was about to shift his saddle to this noble gift-horse when the affectionate patriarch plucked him by the sleeve, and introduced to him a whimpering, whining, leathern-skinned old squaw, that might have passed for an Egyptian mummy, without drying. This, said he, is my wife; she is a good wife--I love her very much.--She loves the horse--she loves him a great deal--she will cry very much at losing him.--I do not know how I shall comfort her--and that makes my heart very sore.

詳細

gift horses （ plural ）