"throw pearls before swine" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: throws pearls before swine [present, singular, third-person], throwing pearls before swine [participle, present], threw pearls before swine [past], thrown pearls before swine [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> pearls before swine}} throw pearls before swine (third-person singular simple present throws pearls before swine, present participle throwing pearls before swine, simple past threw pearls before swine, past participle thrown pearls before swine)
  1. Synonym of cast pearls before swine Synonyms: cast pearls before swine [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-throw_pearls_before_swine-en-verb-oP5zUFjs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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