CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Meaning of CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE in English

waste something good on one who has no appreciation for it

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — offer valuable things to people who do not appreciate them. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:6.] → pearl
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — = cast one's pearls before swine
Slang English vocab
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — waste something on someone who won`t be thankful Giving that jewellery to her will be casting pearls before swine. She …
English Idioms vocab
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — n. phr. , literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won't understand or be thankful for …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — метать бисер перед свиньями.
English Russian slang dictionary
SWINE — County: E Riding of Yorkshire Post Code: HU11
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
SWINE — svine(s) (-atri, -ero)
English interlingue dictionary
SWINE — noun (plural ~) see: sow Date: before 12th century any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous artiodactyl mammals (family Suidae) with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAST — I. ˈkast, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb ( cast ; cast ; casting ; casts ) Etymology: Middle English casten, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWINE — ˈswīn noun ( plural swine ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swīn; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARLS — plural of pearl present third singular of pearl
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWINE — (n.) Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous …
Английский словарь Webster
SWINE — ( n. ) Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWINE — — swinelike , adj. /swuyn/ , n. , pl. swine . 1. any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAST — — castable , adj. — castability , n. /kast, kahst/ , v. , cast, casting , n. , adj. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWINE — n. pig, hog, any of a number of omnivorous animals that have a flat disk-like snout and cloven hooves and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAST — I. ˈkast verb ( cast ; cast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kǫs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWINE — noun ( plural swine ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swīn; akin to Old High German swīn swine, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWINE — noun any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous …
Webster English vocab
CAST
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SWINE — ■ noun 1》 ( plural same) chiefly formal or N. Amer. a pig. 2》 ( plural same or ~s ) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWINE — [swine] n, pl swine [ME, fr. OE swin; akin to OHG swin swine, L sus--more at sow] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAST — [cast] vb cast ; cast.ing [ME, fr. ON kasta; akin to ON kos heap] vt (13c) 1 a: to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWINE — any stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammal with a long, mobile snout and small tail belonging to the family Suidae. Both the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWINE — swine BrE AmE swaɪn ▶ ˈ swine ˌ fever BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWINE — / swaɪn; NAmE / noun ( pl. swines or swine ) 1. [ C ] ( informal ) an unpleasant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — / kɑːst; NAmE kæst/ verb , noun ■ verb ( cast , cast ) A LOOK / GLANCE / SMILE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWINE — swine /swaɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swin ] 1 . ( plural swine or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAST
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWINE — n. (pl. same) 1 formal or US a pig. 2 colloq. (pl. swine or swines) a a term of contempt …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWINE — n. (pl. same) 1 formal or US a pig. 2 colloq. (pl. swine or swines) a a term of contempt …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWINE — n. (pl. same) 1. formal or US a pig. 2 colloq. (pl. swine or swines) a a term of contempt …
Oxford English vocab
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1. tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
SWINE — ( swines) Note: The form 'swines' is used as the plural for meaning 1; 'swine' is used as both the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — ( casts, casting) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'cast' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWINE — (~s) Note: The form '~s' is used as the plural for meaning 1; '~' is used as both the singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWINE — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES cast/throw pearls before swine EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Pay no attention to this swine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be cast in a mould (= be very like something ) ▪ He didn't …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEFORE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWINE — (ANIMAL) [noun] [C] [plural] swine old use or [specialized] - a pigSwine fever is a serious disease of pigs.
Cambridge English vocab
PEARLS — [plural] [noun]Pearls are jewellery made from pearls.Do you think my pearls would go with this dress?He gave her pearls for …
Cambridge English vocab
BEFORE — (IN FRONT) [preposition] - in front ofThe letter K comes before L in the Roman alphabet.Many mothers put their children's …
Cambridge English vocab
SWINE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAST
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWINE — See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.
Slang English vocab

Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

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