метать бисер перед свиньями (metat' biser pered svin'yami)

Meaning: To offer something precious or refined to someone incapable of appreciating it.

Language: Russian

Literally: to cast pearls before swine

Category: Animals

Origin: A biblical image from Matthew 7:6, where Jesus warns against giving holy things to those who will trample them.

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отбросить копыта (otbrosit' kopyta) — To die, to kick the bucket.
козёл отпущения (kozjol otpushchenija) — A person blamed or punished for the wrongs of others; a scapegoat.
Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard — It's nothing special or impressive.
Avoir le cafard — To feel depressed or down.
Poser un lapin — To stand someone up on a date.
Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter — To have more important things to do.

сушить сухари (sushit' sukhari) — To prepare oneself mentally and materially for imprisonment or arrest.
чепуха на постном масле (chepukha na postnom masle) — Complete and utter nonsense or rubbish.
пан или пропал (pan ili propal) — To risk everything on a single venture; all or nothing, sink or swim.
до посинения (do posineniya) — To do something with extreme effort or persistence, usually futilely.
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