What does "don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs" mean?
15 August 2001, 09:56 PM
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It means trying to tell someone who knows better than you how to do something..
A Grandma (who has no teeth) is most likely an expert at sucking eggs.. so who are you to tell her how it's done.
A bit like telling SdB how to drive sideways.
A Grandma (who has no teeth) is most likely an expert at sucking eggs.. so who are you to tell her how it's done.
A bit like telling SdB how to drive sideways.
16 August 2001, 09:18 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by DavidBrown:
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A Grandma (who has no teeth) is most likely an expert at sucking eggs.. so who are you to tell her how it's done.
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My granny has all her teeth. Should I use the phrase
'Don't teach David's Grandma to suck eggs' instead then?
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A Grandma (who has no teeth) is most likely an expert at sucking eggs.. so who are you to tell her how it's done.
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My granny has all her teeth. Should I use the phrase
'Don't teach David's Grandma to suck eggs' instead then?
16 August 2001, 11:46 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by father_jack:
<B>I thought it meant you train her on eggs first to get her technique up to speed.....[/quote]
And, a man of the cloth as well - tut tut 
<B>I thought it meant you train her on eggs first to get her technique up to speed.....[/quote]
And, a man of the cloth as well - tut tut
