Como Pronunciar "pearls before swine"
expression
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
Definição
This expression means to offer something valuable or important to people who do not appreciate or understand its worth.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈpɝɫz/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈswaɪn
Inglês Britânico
pˈɜːlz/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /swˈaɪn
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
PERLZ bee-FOR SWINE
UK
PERLZ bif-AW SWINE
Ouça em Contexto
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.