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teach grandma how to suck eggsTo tell an expert how to do things.Rate it:

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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsDon't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.Rate it:

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sure as eggs is eggsAbsolutely certain.Rate it:

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You Can't Teach an Old Dog New TricksMaking people change their habits or adjusting to new skills is impossible, It is very hard to make people change their waysRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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teach awayIn patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.Rate it:

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teach someone a lessonTo punish someone.Rate it:

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those who can't do, teachOne who fails is likely to become a teacher. (Refers to common trend of teachers having low wages).Rate it:

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you can't teach an old dog new tricksIt is impossible, or almost impossible, to change people's habits or traits or mindset.Rate it:

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you can't make an omelette without breaking eggsIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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Walk on EggsTo proceed very cautiously, to be in precarious position, to be diplomatic for fear of upsetting someoneRate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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fresh country eggsUsed other than as an idiom: see fresh, country, eggs.Rate it:

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there is reason in the roasting of eggsThere is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary action.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketDevoting all of one’s resources to one thing.Rate it:

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all one's eggs in one basketInvesting heavily in just one area.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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don't put all your eggs in one basketDon't dedicate all your resources into one thing.Rate it:

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eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent ricketsRate it:

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fresh country eggsA common way to describe ordinary chicken eggs on a breakfast menu, especially in expensive restaurants and hotels.Rate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

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lay eggsTo produce a string of failures or flops.Rate it:

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Pull All Your Eggs into One BasketTo take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one timeRate it:

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put all one's eggs in one basketRather than diversifying.Rate it:

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sure as eggssurely; doubtlesslyRate it:

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suck hind titTo feed from an inferior source of food.Rate it:

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suck someone's cockTo perform fellatio on someone.Rate it:

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suck someone's cockTo brownnose, to curry favor to someone.Rate it:

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suck my cockAn expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.Rate it:

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suck it upTo put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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suck a big oneto be terrible; to be of a very low standard.Rate it:

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suck donkey cockto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck offTo fellate a man until he ejaculates.Rate it:

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suck upTo absorb fluid.Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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suck a lemonTo be in a sour or negative mood.Rate it:

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suck my dickAlternative form of suck my cockRate it:

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suck upTo adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.Rate it:

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suck cockTo perform fellatio.Rate it:

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suck intoTo cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.Rate it:

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suck my ballsAn irreverent rebuke or dismissal.Rate it:

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suck titsto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck and blowTo perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.Rate it:

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suck assto be terrible; be of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck ballsto be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck cockTo be of poor qualityRate it:

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suck donkey ballsTo be terrible, of extremely poor quality.Rate it:

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suck downTo drink all of something quickly.Rate it:

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