How to Pronounce "pearls before swine"
expression
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
Definition
This expression means to offer something valuable or important to people who do not appreciate or understand its worth.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɝɫz/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈswaɪn
British English
pˈɜːlz/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /swˈaɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
UK
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
Listen in Context
Giving her advice was like casting pearls before swine.
He felt he was throwing pearls before swine when his students ignored his lessons.
Don't waste your time—it's pearls before swine with him.
Honestly, discussing art history with them is just pearls before swine.