don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs en · X
Etymology
From a 1707 translation by John Stevens of comical works of Francisco de Quevedo (1580 – 1645). "You would have me teach my Grandame to suck Eggs"
Meanings
- Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
Translations (17)
cmn 不要班門弄斧 /不要班门弄斧 (don't teach an expert) · gd na ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh (don't teach an expert) · ru не учи́ пла́вать щу́ку, щу́ка зна́ет свою́ нау́ку (don't teach an expert) · ru не учи́ учёного, съешь говна́ печёного (don't teach an expert) · ja 釈迦に説法 (don't teach an expert) · fi älä opeta isääsi naimaan (don't teach an expert) · es no intentes dar clases a tu maestro (don't teach an expert) · fr on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (don't teach an expert) · cs neuč orla létat (don't teach an expert) · fi älä opeta isääsi kusemaan (don't teach an expert) · ru не учи́ отца́ еба́ться (don't teach an expert) · ru я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат (don't teach an expert) · ru не учи́ учёного (don't teach an expert) · fr ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces (don't teach an expert) · eo al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton (don't teach an expert) · pl nie ucz ojca dzieci robić (don't teach an expert) · grc γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγη (don't teach an expert)