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Etymology
First attested circa w:18th century|18th century, from Spanish.

Proverb
teach grandma to suck eggs

1. To tell an expert how to do things. Usually phrased in the negative.

#* w:Samuel Rutherford Crockett|Samuel Rutherford Crockett, w:Bog-Myrtle and Peat|Bog-Myrtle and Peat
#: Teach-your-grandmother-to-suck-eggs—ducks' eggs!

Translations
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trans-top|teach an expert
French: Les oisons veulent mener les oies paître (The goslings want to drive the geese to pasture)
Greek: Έλα παππού μου να σου δείξω τ' αμπελοχώραφά σου (Come grandfather, I’ll show you your vines)
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Thai: สอนจระเข้ว่ายน้ำ (Teach a crocodile to swim)
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trans-top|don't teach an expert
Finnish: Älä opeta isääsi kusemaan (Don't tell your father how to pee)
French: On n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (One does not teach an old monkey how to make a face)
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Polish: Nie ucz ojca dzieci robić (Don't teach your father how to make children)
Russian: яйца курицу не учат (jájtsa kúritsu ne účat)
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Category:Proverbs

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