ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoHow to tell a horse’s ageimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down15
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageHow to tell a horse’s ageooli3@sopuli.xyz to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoSo that’s where “long on the tooth” comes from.
minus-squareJillyB@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoAlso “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWell, sort of. While it does refer to horses, it’s actually a reference to how their gums recede as they get older, making the teeth look longer (at least according to Brewer’s).
So that’s where “long on the tooth” comes from.
Also “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”
Well, sort of. While it does refer to horses, it’s actually a reference to how their gums recede as they get older, making the teeth look longer (at least according to Brewer’s).