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Etymology[edit]
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"
Proverb[edit]
don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
- Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
Translations[edit]
don't teach an expert
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: please add this translation if you can
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Czech: neuč orla létat, (please verify) neuč starého kocoura myši chytat
- Esperanto: al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton
- Finnish: älä opeta isääsi naimaan, älä opeta isääsi kusemaan
- French: on n’apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace, ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces (fr)
- Greek: please add this translation if you can
- Ancient: γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγη (gérōn alṓpēx oukh halísketai págē)
- Polish: nie ucz ojca dzieci robić (pl)
- Russian: я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат (ru) (jájca kúricu ne účat), не учи́ учёного (ne učí učónovo), не учи́ пла́вать щу́ку, щу́ка зна́ет свою́ нау́ку (ru) (ne učí plávatʹ ščúku, ščúka znájet svojú naúku), не учи́ учёного, съешь говна́ печёного (ne učí učónovo, sʺješʹ govná pečónovo) (vulgar), не учи́ отца́ еба́ться (ne učí otcá jebátʹsja) (vulgar)
- Scottish Gaelic: na ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh
- Spanish: no intentes dar clases a tu maestro
- Turkish: (please verify) tereciye tere satılmaz
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