cast (one’s) pearls before swine

cast (one’s) pearls before swine
Cast (one’s) pearls before swine
 метать бисер перед свиньями; делать то, что не будет оценено
 To serve them French cuisine is like casting one’s pearls before swine.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.

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  • cast\ one's\ pearls\ before\ swine — • cast pearls before swine • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cast\ pearls\ before\ swine — • cast pearls before swine • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Pearls Before Swine (comic strip) — Pearls Before Swine The four main Pearls Before Swine Characters. From left to right: Zebra, Rat, Pig and Goat. Author(s) Stephan Pastis …   Wikipedia

  • Pearls Before Swine (comics) — Infobox Comic strip title=Pearls Before Swine caption= The four main Pearls Before Swine Characters.From top to bottom: Rat, Zebra, Pig, Goat. creator=Stephan Pastis current= status=Running syndicate=United Feature Syndicate publisher= Andrews… …   Wikipedia

  • Pearls Before Swine (band) — Infobox musical artist Name =Pearls Before Swine Background =group or band Img capt =Cover of One Nation Underground (1967), showing a detail of the Hell panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights triptych by Hieronymus Bosch Origin =Melbourne,… …   Wikipedia

  • before swine — See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • before swine — See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • before\ swine — See: cast pearls before swine or cast one s pearls before swine …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cast pearls before swine — waste something good on one who has no appreciation for it …   English contemporary dictionary

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