"donner de la confiture à des cochons" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /dɔ.ne d(ə) la kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ a de kɔ.ʃɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--donner de la confiture à des cochons.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “to give jam to pigs”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give jam to pigs}} “to give jam to pigs”, {{lit|to give jam to pigs}} Literally, “to give jam to pigs” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} donner de la confiture à des cochons
  1. (figuratively) to cast pearls before swine Tags: figuratively Synonyms: jeter des perles aux pourceaux
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