"don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs
    Sense id: en-don't_teach_your_grandmother_to_steal_sheep-en-proverb-aXAsPftM Categories (other): English proverbs

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