When he began giving tips to the veteran mechanic, I told him, don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks, since she's been fixing engines for forty years.

Know how to walk before one can run, my coach would always say, so we spent the early weeks practicing the basics.

Before criticizing his supervisor's methods, remember, don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs.

He asks how high when someone says jump, even if it's just a test of obedience.

Under pressure from his superiors, he asked how high when someone said jump, promptly carrying out every task.

Her constant habit of asking how high when someone says jump annoyed her coworkers.

I refuse to ask how high when someone says jump just to keep my job.

Last night he pulled off a Gordie Howe hat trick by scoring a goal, assisting on another, and dropping the gloves in the third period.