DON'T TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER HOW TO SUCK EGGS

Meaning of DON'T TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER HOW TO SUCK EGGS in English

do not tell me what I know, do not say what is obvious

You, a history major, telling me, a war veteran, about war? Don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
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DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
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HOW — qualmen. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY: quant
English interlingue dictionary
GRANDMOTHER — apohan nga babaye;guyang;lola;nanang;oyang
English-Visayan vocabulary
EGGS — itlog
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GRANDMOTHER — noun Date: 15th century the mother of one's father or mother, a female ancestor, ~ly adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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SUCK — I. ˈsək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English soken, souken, from Old English sūcan; akin to Old High German …
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HOW — I. (|)hau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English hou, how, adv & conjunction, from Old English hū; akin to Old Frisian hū, …
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DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
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TEACH — ˈtēch verb ( taught ˈtȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; taught ; teaching ; teaches ) Etymology: Middle English techen, from Old …
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GRANDMOTHER — ˈgran(d)ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, -raan- noun Etymology: Middle English graundmoder (translation of Middle French grant mere ), from Middle French grant grand + …
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EGGS — present third singular of egg plural of egg
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TEACH — (v. t.) To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for …
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HOW — (adv.) At what price; how dear.
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GRANDMOTHER — (n.) The mother of one's father or mother.
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TEACH — ( v. t. ) To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUCK — ( v. t. ) To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to …
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HOW — ( adv. ) At what price; how dear.
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GRANDMOTHER — ( n. ) The mother of one's father or mother.
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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SUCK — — suckless , adj. /suk/ , v.t. 1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action …
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HOW — how 1 /how/ , adv. 1. in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen? 2. …
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GRANDMOTHER — /gran"mudh'euhr, grand"-, gram"-/ , n. 1. the mother of one's father or mother. 2. a female ancestor. [ 1375-1425; late …
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DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
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DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
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GRANDMOTHER — n. mother of one's father or mother
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SUCK — I. ˈsək verb Etymology: Middle English suken, from Old English sūcan; akin to Old High German sūgan to suck, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOW — I. ˈhau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hū; akin to Old High German hwuo how, Old English hwā …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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TEACH — verb ( taught ˈtȯt ; teach·ing ) Etymology: Middle English techen to show, instruct, from Old English tǣcan; akin to …
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GRANDMOTHER — noun Date: 15th century 1. : the mother of one's father or mother 2. : a female ancestor • grand·moth·er·ly …
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TEACH — vi to give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor. 2. teach ·vt to …
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SUCK — noun a small draught. 2. suck ·noun juice; succulence. 3. suck ·vt to draw or drain. 4. suck ·noun the …
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HOW — adv at what price; how dear. 2. how ·adv for what reason; from what cause. 3. how ·adv by what …
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GRANDMOTHER — noun the mother of one's father or mother.
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DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
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GRANDMOTHER — ■ noun the mother of one's father or mother. Phrases teach one's ~ to suck eggs presume to advise a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
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TEACH — [teach] vb taught ; teach.ing [ME techen to show, instruct, fr. OE taecan; akin to OE tacn sign--more at token] …
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SUCK — [suck] vb [ME suken, fr. OE sucan; akin to OHG sugan to suck, L sugere] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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HOW — [how] adv [ME, fr. OE hu; akin to OHG hwuo how, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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GRANDMOTHER — [grand.moth.er] n (15c): the mother of one's father or mother; also: a female ancestor -- grand.moth.er.ly adj
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DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
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DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
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TEACH — teach, Teach BrE AmE tiːtʃ ▷ taught tɔːt tɑːt ▷ teaches ˈtiːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ teaching/s ˈtiːtʃ ɪŋ/z ▶ ˈ …
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HOW — how BrE AmE haʊ ▶ ˌ How ˈ are you? (greeting) BrE AmE ▶ ( ˈ Fine.) ˌ How are …
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GRANDMOTHER — grandmother, G~ BrE AmE ˈɡræn ˌmʌð ə ˈɡrænd-, ⇨ˈɡræm- AmE - ə r ▷ grandmother|s, \~'s z
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DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEACH — / tiːtʃ; NAmE / verb ( taught , taught / tɔːt; NAmE /) 1. to give lessons to students in …
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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SUCK — / sʌk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ vn , usually + adv. / prep. ] to …
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HOW — / haʊ; NAmE / adverb 1. in what way or manner : How does it work? He did not know …
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GRANDMOTHER — / ˈgrænmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun the mother of your father or mother —see also gran , grandma , granny —compare …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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TEACH — teach S1 W2 /tiːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle taught /tɔːt $ tɒːt/) [ Word Family: …
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T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
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SUCK — I. suck 1 S3 /sʌk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sucan ] 1 . [intransitive and …
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HOW — how S1 W1 /haʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hu ] 1 . used to ask …
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GRANDMOTHER — grand ‧ moth ‧ er S3 /ˈɡrænˌmʌðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the mother of your mother or father …
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DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
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