don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
An older person is wiser and more experienced and worldly than a young person may think—thus, the older person does not need to be taught. I may be 70, but I've been using a computer since before you were born! Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs, sonny!
See also: egg, grandmother, suck, teach
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