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  What it means

  Someone younger or less experienced is trying to teach or correct someone older and wiser. The student thinks they know better than the teacher.

  English equivalent

  Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

  Vocabulary

  • jajko — egg
  • kura — hen
  • mądry — wise, clever

  Grammar note

  'Mądrzejsze' is the comparative of 'mądre'. 'Od kury' is genitive after the comparative.

  Cultural context

  The egg coming from the hen is used as a metaphor for a child or junior trying to outsmart their parent or superior.

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