Значение идиомы cast pearls before swine

[cast pearls before swine] or [cast one’s pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won’t understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won’t appreciate pearls. – Often used in negative sentences.

I won’t waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won’t cast pearls before swine.


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Значение идиомы cast pearls before swine