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豚に真珠

pearls before swine

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pearls before swine An idiom for giving something valuable to someone who cannot appreciate it.
JA: 彼に高級なワインを贈るなんて、豚に真珠だよ。
EN: Giving him expensive wine is like casting pearls before swine.

トミーの手に渡すのは“豚に真珠”ってもんさ

Giving it to Tommy would be like casting pearls before swine.

— グッドフェローズ (1990)

豚に真珠とはまさにこのことだ。

This is a perfect example of casting pearls before swine.

それは、豚に真珠ってもんだよ。

That’s like casting pearls before swine.

豚に真珠を与えるな。

Don’t cast pearls before swine.