English / proverb
Don't Teach Your Grandmother How to Milk Ducks
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Do not presumptuously attempt to lecture or give ridiculous instructions to a veteran on matters they know far better than you.
In context
01
Telling our twenty-year senior systems architect how to configure a database cluster is like teaching your grandmother how to milk ducks.
02
The junior consultant was cautioned: don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks when collaborating with senior industry veterans.
Synonyms
Don't lecture the master,respect veteran knowledge,avoid presumption
Antonyms
Patronize the master,condescend to elders,dismiss veteran expertise
Collocations
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