метать бисер перед свиньями

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 02:27, 17 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Russian

Etymology

From the Bible, Matthew 7:6. Compare English cast pearls before swine.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter 2 is not used by this template.
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

мета́ть би́сер пе́ред сви́ньями (metátʹ bíser péred svínʹjamiimpf

  1. (idiomatic) to cast pearls before swine

Conjugation