gab

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GIFT OF GAB or

GIFT OF THE GAB.

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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

оставлять с носом

[оставлять (кого-л.) с носом] {v. phr.} [osta`vlyat' s `nosom] {literally} leave (smb.) with his gift (often mixed up with 'nose'). To trick smb. Make a fool of smb. ~[leave holding […] by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

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

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