CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Meaning of CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE in English

= cast one's pearls before swine

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE — waste something good on one who has no appreciation for it
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 — 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

Slang English vocab

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