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猫に小判
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 猫に小判.
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Idiomatic expression
casting pearls before swine; (giving) a gold coin to a cat
Examples
君のせっかくの名講義は猫に小判だったね。
Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.
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