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don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
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Japanese Meaning
年配者（経験豊富な人）に対して、既にその分野に精通しているにもかかわらず、基本的なこと（常識的なことや既知の技）を教えようとする無用な行為を戒める諺。 / すなわち、相手が既に十分な知識や経験を持っている場合、余計な助言や教訓を与えるべきではないという意味。
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Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs
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don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
When he started lecturing the veteran chef on basic techniques, I couldn't help whispering, don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
to warn him he was being patronizing.
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When he started lecturing the veteran chef on basic techniques, I couldn't help whispering, don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
to warn him he was being patronizing.
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