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cast (one's) pearls before swine Fig. to waste something good on someone who doesn't care about it. (From a biblical quotation.) To sing for them is to cast pearls before swine. To serve them French cuisine is like casting one's pearls before swine. a pearl of wisdom an important piece of advice Usage notes: This phrase is usually used humorously to mean the opposite. Thank you for that pearl of wisdom, Jerry. Now do you think you could suggest something more useful? See also: wisdom cast pearls before swine (literary) to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn't listen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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