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teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does teach one's grandmother to suck eggs mean?	to try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something	Showing the computer expert how to solve the computer problem was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does teach one's grandmother to suck eggs mean?	try to tell or teach someone who knows more than you do how to do something	Teaching some of the children how to use a computer is like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs. Many of them know more than I do.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does teach one's grandmother to suck eggs mean?	to try to tell someone who has more knowledge than you how to do something	I tried to teach my friend something about computers but he is a computer expert. It was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
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as conceited as a barber's cat What does "as conceited as a barber's cat" mean?	very conceited, vain	My friend became as conceited as a barber's cat after she won the award at school.
meet the requirements (for something) What does "meet the requirements (for something)" mean?	fulfill the requirements (for something)	The young woman was unable to meet the requirements to enter medical school.
bean counter What does "bean counter" mean?	an accountant	We asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.

knock (someone) dead What does "knock (someone) dead" mean?	put on a stunning performance for someone	The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead.
splurge on (something) What does "splurge on (something)" mean?	to spend more money than one might ordinarily spend	We decided to splurge and go to a nice restaurant for dinner.
blue around the gills What does "blue around the gills" mean?	to be looking sick	I was looking blue around the gills during my illness.

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Teach One's Grandmother To Suck Eggs Idiom