don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep

Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
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APA

don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20teach%20your%20grandmother%20to%20steal%20sheep

MLA

“don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20teach%20your%20grandmother%20to%20steal%20sheep. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20teach%20your%20grandmother%20to%20steal%20sheep.

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