like giving a donkey strawberries
like giving a donkey strawberries
Said when one presents something valuable to someone who does not recognize its worth. Most of the time, playing classical music for high schoolers is like giving a donkey strawberries. But every so often a few kids appreciate it. A: "I can't believe he gave his brand-new convertible to that bumpkin." B: "I know, it's like giving a donkey strawberries."
See also: donkey, give, like, strawberry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- like giving strawberries to a donkey
- pearls before swine
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- sit on a gold mine of (something)
- sales pitch
- a (kind of) reflection on (someone or something)
- a sad, poor, etc. reflection on something
- reflection
- sad