English / proverb
Don't Try to Teach Grandma How to Suck Eggs
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Do not offer unsolicited, basic advice to someone who is far more experienced and knowledgeable than you.
In context
01
The intern realized his mistake quickly when warned: don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs during live production deployments.
02
She smiled patiently at the rookie auditor and gently told him not to try to teach grandma how to suck eggs.
Synonyms
Don't lecture experts,defer to superior knowledge,avoid presumptuous tutoring
Antonyms
Lecture seasoned pros,condescend to specialists,teach the master
Collocations
remind them don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs,warning: don't try to teach grandma,told not to teach grandma how to suck eggs