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учить, поучать старших; учить кого-л. делу, которое он хорошо знает (ср. учить учёного)There's always about a million young women just out of college who want to teach their grandmothers how to suck eggs. (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXIII) — Их миллион, этих молодых женщин, только что окончивших колледж и желающих учить своих бабушек уму-разуму.
‘Teach your grandmother to suck eggs,’ said Luke, ‘We know all about that.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The New Men’, ch. 4) — - яйца курицу не учат, - сказал Люк. - Все это нам давно известно.
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учить, пoучaть cтapшиx, учить кoгo-л. дeлу, кoтopoe oн xopoшo знaeт; учить учёнoгo'Teach your grandmother to suck eggs,' said Luke. 'We know all about that' (C. P. Snow). There's always about a million young women just out of college who want to teach their grandmothers how to suck eggs (S. Lewis)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) ægget lærer hønen at lægge æg* * *(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) ægget lærer hønen at lægge ægEnglish-Danish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) a perro viejo no hay tus tusEnglish-spanish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) þykjast ætla að kenna eldri og reyndari e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) nekem mondod, a tanárnak?English-Hungarian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigárioEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) tereciye tere satmakEnglish-Turkish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) starejšim soliti pametEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) yrittää opettaa vanhempaansaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) egget vil lære høna å verpeEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) dare consigli a chi ha più esperienza di noiEnglish-Italian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) das Ei will klüger als die Henne seinEnglish-german dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) uczyć księdza pacierzaEnglish-Polish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) olai mācīt vistuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) kiaušinis vištą mokoEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.)English-Swedish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) a vinde castraveţi grădinaruluiEnglish-Romanian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) έλα παππού μου,να σου δείξω τ'αμπελοχώραφά σουEnglish-Greek dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) učit tahat starého valachaEnglish-Czech dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
См. также в других словарях:
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — ► teach one s grandmother to suck eggs presume to advise a more experienced person. Main Entry: ↑grandmother … English terms dictionary
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — presume to advise a more experienced person. → grandmaster … English new terms dictionary
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — Offer advice to an older, wiser, senior person, esp. in his own expertise … A concise dictionary of English slang
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — presume to advise a more experienced person … Useful english dictionary
don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs — A caution against offering advice to someone wiser and more experienced than oneself. The metaphorical phrase to teach one’s grandmother (to suck eggs) is also found. 1707 J. STEVENS tr. Quevedo’s Comical Works IV. 403 You would have me teach my… … Proverbs new dictionary
grandmother — ► NOUN ▪ the mother of one s father or mother. ● teach one s grandmother to suck eggs Cf. ↑teach one s grandmother to suck eggs … English terms dictionary
suck — /sʌk / (say suk) verb (t) 1. to draw into the mouth by action of the lips and tongue which produces a partial vacuum: to suck lemonade through a straw. 2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by any process resembling this: plants suck up… …
grandmother — /ˈgrænmʌðə / (say granmudhuh), /ˈgrænd / (say grand ) noun 1. the mother of one s father or mother. 2. Aboriginal English a woman of one s parents parents generation, especially a biological grandmother or one of her sisters. –phrase 3. just what …
grandmother — n. a female grandparent. Phrases and idioms: grandmother clock a clock like a grandfather clock but in a smaller case. teach one s grandmother to suck eggs presume to advise a more experienced person. Derivatives: grandmotherly adj … Useful english dictionary
grandmother — noun the mother of one s father or mother. Phrases teach one s grandmother to suck eggs presume to advise a more experienced person. Derivatives grandmotherly adjective … English new terms dictionary
eggs — See teach one s grandmother to suck eggs … A concise dictionary of English slang