before swine

See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.

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cast pearls before swine

[cast pearls before swine] or [cast one's pearls before swine] {n. phr.}, {literary} To waste good acts or valuable things on someone who won't understand or be thankful for them, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

swine

[swine] See: [CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE] or [CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

pearl

[pearl] See: [CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE] or [CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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