How to Pronounce "teach your grandmother to suck eggs"
expression
TEECH yor GRAN-muh-thur tu SUK EGZ
TEECH yaw GRAND-muh-thuh too SUK EGZ
Definition
To try to teach someone who already knows much more about the subject than you do, often making yourself look foolish.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtitʃ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɡɹændˌməðɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsək/ /ˈɛɡz
British English
tˈiːtʃ/ /jˈɔː/ /ɡɹˈændmʌðɐ/ /tˈuː/ /sˈʌk/ /ˈɛɡz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TEECH yor GRAN-muh-thur tu SUK EGZ
UK
TEECH yaw GRAND-muh-thuh too SUK EGZ
Listen in Context
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. She already knows how to do it perfectly.
He tried to teach his grandmother to suck eggs by giving cooking tips to the master chef.
If you explain grammar rules to a teacher, you might just teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
Look, I don’t want to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but maybe double-check the recipe?