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teach grandma how to suck eggs
Verb
idiomatic
in the negative
Japanese Meaning
すでにその分野に精通している人に対し、余計なお世話をしたり、上から目線で助言をすること。 / 専門家に対して不用意に指摘やアドバイスをすること。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To tell an expert how to do things.
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teach grandma how to suck eggs
Don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; she's been a baker for forty years.
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Don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; she's been a baker for forty years.
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