"teach grandma to suck eggs" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: teaches grandma to suck eggs [present, singular, third-person], teaching grandma to suck eggs [participle, present], taught grandma to suck eggs [participle, past], taught grandma to suck eggs [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|teach<,,taught> grandma to suck eggs}} teach grandma to suck eggs (third-person singular simple present teaches grandma to suck eggs, present participle teaching grandma to suck eggs, simple past and past participle taught grandma to suck eggs)
  1. Alternative form of teach grandma how to suck eggs. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: teach grandma how to suck eggs
    Sense id: en-teach_grandma_to_suck_eggs-en-verb-XX~yjt8- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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