ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkomi ðen vʝice aptavˈɣo/

Phrase

ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό • (akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó) ("isn't even out of the egg")

1. (idiomatic, roughly equal to) don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs (with reference to young or inexperienced people who act as if they know it all)

   Ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό και προσπαθεί να μας πει πώς να κάνουμε τη δουλειά μας. ― Akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó kai prospatheí na mas pei pós na kánoume ti douleiá mas. ― He's barely grown and he's trying to tell us how to do our jobs.