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casts pearls before swine

casts pearls before swine is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast pearls before swine.

Meaning of cast pearls before swine

Verb

cast pearls before swine (third-person singular simple present casts pearls before swine, present participle casting pearls before swine, simple past and past participle cast pearls before swine)

  1. (idiomatic) To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate them.
    • Blanche: ...Physical beauty is passing. A transitory possession. But beauty of the mind and richness of the spirit and tenderness of the heart—and I have all of those things—aren't taken away, but grow! Increase with the years! How strange that I should be called a destitute woman! When I have all...1947, Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 10

Questions about casts pearls before swine

What is casts pearls before swine the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Casts pearls before swine is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast pearls before swine.

Words near casts pearls before swine in the dictionary

  1. casts one's net wider
  2. casts one's vote
  3. casts out
  4. casts out the Devil with Beelzebub
  5. casts over
  6. casts pearls before swine
  7. casts round
  8. casts snowballs
  9. casts someone's water
  10. casts the first stone
  11. casts up

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