What does expression mean to suck eggs?

Teaching (your) grandmother to suck eggs is an English language saying that refers to a person giving advice to another person in a subject with which the other person is already familiar (and probably more so than the first person).

What shouldn’t you teach your grandmother?

presume to advise a more experienced person. The proverb you can’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs has been used since the early 18th century as a caution against any attempt by the ignorant or inexperienced to instruct someone wiser or more knowledgeable.

How old are most grandparents?

About one-third of all adults are grandparents. The average age of becoming a grandparent is around 47. The average age of grandparents is around 64. The average grandparent has six grandchildren.

What is the origin of the term ‘sucking eggs’?

Occ. from ca. 1790, abbr. to teach one’s grandmother or granny. He goes on to say suck eggs may be a mutation from to spin (as in with a distaff), etc., and other parallels are to grope ducks, or to sup sour milk. Presumably the sour milk and egg-sucking give the phrase a derisive, negative quality.

What is a good sentence for Don’t try to teach your grandma?

The Phrase Finder has “Don’t try to teach your Grandma to suck eggs” as older than you might think, but without any explanation of the egg sucking part. Don’t offer advice to someone who has more experience than oneself.

What is the origin of the word grandmother?

The word grandame, from grand and dame, means grandmother. Dating back to the early 13th century, it is the oldest of the English terms of relationship formed with grand-. (¹ Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645) was a prominent Spanish poet and satirist.)

What should I teach my Grannum (grandame)?

Teach your Grannum (Grandame) to suck Eggs (A Reproof to those, who think they have more Knowledge than the whole World, and will be ever and anon teaching those who have had more Experience than themselves.