I won't waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cast pearls before swine — phrase to offer something good or helpful to someone who does not value it Thesaurus: to offer something and offerssynonym Main entry: pearl * * * cast pearls before swine see ↑pearl • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cast pearls before swine — If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn t appreciate it swine are pigs … The small dictionary of idiomes
cast pearls before swine — ► cast pearls before swine offer valuable things to people who do not appreciate them. Main Entry: ↑pearl … English terms dictionary
cast pearls before swine — or[cast one s pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. * /I won t waste good… … Dictionary of American idioms
cast pearls before swine — or[cast one s pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. * /I won t waste good… … Dictionary of American idioms
cast pearls before swine — If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn t appreciate it swine are pigs . (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cast pearls before swine — waste something valuable on someone who doesn t appreciate it Giving her the gold earrings was casting pearls before swine … Idioms and examples
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 … New idioms dictionary
cast\ one's\ pearls\ before\ swine — • cast pearls before swine • cast one s pearls before swine n. phr. literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won t appreciate pearls. Often used in negative sentences. I… … Словарь американских идиом
cast pearls before swine — verb To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it … Wiktionary
