"don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: From a 1707 translation by John Stevens of comical works of Francisco de Quevedo (1580 – 1645). "You would have me teach my Grandame to suck Eggs" Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs}} don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
  1. Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced. Wikipedia link: Francisco de Quevedo, Teaching grandmother to suck eggs Translations (don't teach an expert): γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγη (gérōn alṓpēx oukh halísketai págē) (Ancient Greek), neuč orla létat (Czech), al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton (Esperanto), älä opeta isääsi naimaan (Finnish), älä opeta isääsi kusemaan (Finnish), on n’apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (French), ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces (French), nie ucz ojca dzieci robić (Polish), я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат (jájca kúricu ne účat) (Russian), не учи́ учёного (ne učí učónovo) (Russian), не учи́ пла́вать щу́ку, щу́ка зна́ет свою́ нау́ку (ne učí plávatʹ ščúku, ščúka znájet svojú naúku) (Russian), не учи́ учёного, съешь говна́ печёного (ne učí učónovo, sʺješʹ govná pečónovo) [vulgar] (Russian), не учи́ отца́ еба́ться (ne učí otcá jebátʹsja) [vulgar] (Russian), na ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh (Scottish Gaelic), no intentes dar clases a tu maestro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-don't_try_to_teach_grandma_how_to_suck_eggs-en-proverb-XMQ-Mjjv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English predicates, English proverbs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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