pearls before swine en · NOUN
Etymology
See cast pearls before swine.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Something of value, beauty, refinement, or wisdom left to people who will not appreciate it.
Your lecture deserved a much better reception than it got. Pearls before swine!
Synonyms
Translations (7)
th ไก่ได้พลอย (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · ja 猫に小判 (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · ja 豚に真珠 (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · he נזם זהב באף חזיר (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · hu disznók elé szórt/vetett/dobott gyöngy (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · fi helmiä sioille (something valuable left to unappreciating people) · pl perły przed wieprze (something valuable left to unappreciating people)