You’re watching Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for December 26.

National Thank You Note Day

Today’s word is horse, spelled h-o-r-s-e.

horse /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ noun

look a gift horse in the mouth idiom

to look in a critical way at something that has been given to one

I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

flog a dead horse idiom informal

to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided

I don't mean to flog a dead horse, but I still don't understand what happened.

to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible

Is it just flogging a dead horse to ask for another recount of the votes?

put the cart before the horse idiom

to do things in the wrong order

People are putting the cart before the horse by making plans on how to spend the money before we are even certain that the money will be available.

Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you've even been invited to it?

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