send a sow to Minerva

proverb To try to teach someone who is smarter or more of an expert than oneself. The phrase presents the ridiculous image of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, being taught by a pig. Is he really explaining his songwriting process, as if it's that complex, to a famous musician? Talk about sending a sow to Minerva!

词组	send a sow to Minerva
释义	send a sow to Minerva send a sow to Minerva proverb To try to teach someone who is smarter or more of an expert than oneself. The phrase presents the ridiculous image of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, being taught by a pig. Is he really explaining his songwriting process, as if it's that complex, to a famous musician? Talk about sending a sow to Minerva! See also: send, sow Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: teach a man to fish chickens come home to roost chickens come home to roost, one's a burnt child dreads the fire burnt it takes a village village best defense is a good offense a woman's work is never done change horses in midstream, don't
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