don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs

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From a 1707 translation by John Stevens of comical works of Francisco de Quevedo (1580 – 1645). "You would have me teach my Grandame to suck Eggs"

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 不要班門弄斧 /不要班门弄斧 (bùyào bānménnòngfǔ) — don't teach an expert
• Czech: neuč orla létat — don't teach an expert
• Esperanto: al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton — don't teach an expert
• Finnish: älä opeta isääsi naimaan — don't teach an expert
• Finnish: älä opeta isääsi kusemaan — don't teach an expert
• French: on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace — don't teach an expert
• French: ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces — don't teach an expert
• Ancient Greek: γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγη (gérōn alṓpēx oukh halísketai págē) — don't teach an expert
• Japanese: 釈迦に説法 — don't teach an expert
• Polish: nie ucz ojca dzieci robić — don't teach an expert
• Russian: я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат (jájca kúricu ne účat) — don't teach an expert
• Russian: не учи́ учёного (ne učí učónovo) — don't teach an expert
• Russian: не учи́ пла́вать щу́ку, щу́ка зна́ет свою́ нау́ку (ne učí plávatʹ ščúku, ščúka znájet svojú naúku) — don't teach an expert
• Russian: не учи́ учёного, съешь говна́ печёного (ne učí učónovo, sʺješʹ govná pečónovo) — don't teach an expert
• Russian: не учи́ отца́ еба́ться (ne učí otcá jebátʹsja) — don't teach an expert
• Scottish Gaelic: na ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh — don't teach an expert
• Spanish: no intentes dar clases a tu maestro — don't teach an expert