suck eggs

suck eggs
Australian Slang
derisive exclamation; sucked in!

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  • Suck eggs — derisive exclamation; sucked in! …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs — Studioalbum von Ministry Veröffentlichung 14. Juli 1992 Label Sire Records/ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs — Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs …   Википедия

  • don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs — A caution against offering advice to someone wiser and more experienced than oneself. The metaphorical phrase to teach one’s grandmother (to suck eggs) is also found. 1707 J. STEVENS tr. Quevedo’s Comical Works IV. 403 You would have me teach my… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Psalm 69: the way to succeed and the way to suck eggs — est le cinquième album du groupe Ministry sorti en 1992. Le titre du premier morceau, N.W.O., est une référence au New world order ou « Nouvel ordre mondial » qui commençait à se dessiner à l époque. Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Psalm 69 (The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs) — Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs est le cinquième album du groupe Ministry sorti en 1992. Le titre du premier morceau, N.W.O., est une référence au New world order ou… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • teach your grandmother to suck eggs — 1. To presume to teach someone older and wiser than oneself 2. To teach someone something that he or she knows already • • • Main Entry: ↑egg * * * teach your grandmother to suck eggs british informal phrase to tell someone how to do something… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs — Album par Ministry Sortie 14 juillet 1992 Enregistrement 1991 1992 aux Chicago Trax Studios, Chicago. Durée 44:38 Genre Metal i …   Wikipédia en Français

  • teach your grandmother to suck eggs — teach (your) grandmother to suck eggs British & Australian to give advice to someone about a subject that they already know more about than you. You re teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, Ted. I ve been playing this game since before you were …   New idioms dictionary

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