英语词汇cast pearls before swine的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cast pearls before swine
词源	cast pearls before swine. This is a familiar biblical injunc- tion, from Matt. 7:6: “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” John Wyclif, commenting on the passage in 1380, added that “men should not give holy things to hounds,” a phrase that has been used much more sparingly. See pearls before swine.
随便看	when the cocqcigrues come when the going gets tough the tough get going when the rubber hits the road when the shit hits the fan when the world grows honest when two people ride a horse one must ride behind when you call me that smile when you seek revenge dig two graves—one for your enemy one for yourself where have all the flowers gone where-s the beef where-s the fire where-s the rest of me where the hoot owl hollers at noon where there-s smoke there-s fire wherewithal whig whip city whip of god whippet whipping boy whirlybird whiskers whiskey whiskey courage whistle for it

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