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Re: Blessing in Disguise

Posted by Harold on December 16, 2003

In Reply to: Blessing in Disguise posted by Sax on December 16, 2003

: Hi! I was wondering what this saying means and where it comes from? Thank you for your help. Sax

This is the opposite of a 'Gift Horse'. Look this one in the 'mouth' and it turns out to be a rare and beautiful thing - a Unicorn perhaps - rather than a worn out old nag polished up to make it appear young and fit.