don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs



don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs

An older person is wiser and more experienced and worldly than a young person may think—thus, the older person does not need to be taught. I may be 70, but I've been using a computer since before you were born! Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs, sonny!
See also: egg, grandmother, suck, teach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Manuelmah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
KateŘIna-Czech
Lera-Russian, Ukrainian
Shihab-Arabic
Adrijan-Croatian, Macedonian
Megaira-Greek Mythology