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if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers

mother of pearl Idiom, Proverb

cast pearls before swine

waste something on someone who won

cast one's pearls before swine

Idiom(s): cast (one's) pearls before swine

Theme: WASTE

to waste something good on someone who doesn't care about it. (From a biblical quotation.)
• To sing for them is to cast pearls before swine.
• To serve them French cuisine is like casting one's pearls before swine.

Throw pearls to the pigs

Someone that throws pearls to pigs is giving someone else something they don't deserve or appreciate. ('Throw pearls before pigs' and 'Cast pearls before swine' are also used.)

cast pearls before swine|cast|cast one's pearls be

n. phr., literary To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won't understand or be thankful for them, just as pigs won't appreciate pearls.

Often used in negative sentences. I won't waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.

pearl

pearl
cast pearls before swine
Etymology: cf. Matt. 7:6
to present something of great interest or value to someone incapable of appreciating it

pearls

pearls
see cast pearls before swine.

mother of pearl

An irised actuality that artlessly appears in assertive mollusk shells. It is generally acclimated as a adorning actual for items like buttons and jewelry. The mother of fair earrings you gave me for my altogether are so beautiful!Learn more: mother, of, pearl

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