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pearl of wisdom

Noun CEFR C1

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A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.

idiomatic, often, sarcastic

Equivalents

Españolperla de sabiduría

Françaisperle de sagesse sage parole

DeutschPerle der Weisheit

4 more languages

Íslenskagullkorn

Italianoperla di saggezza

Nederlandsparel van wijsheid

Portuguêspérola de sabedoria

Examples

“"I am desolated to lose ⟳ the pearls of wisdom that habitually fall ⟳ from your cultivated lips," returned Haddo.”

“How about this pearl of wisdom after France lost to Scotland again, this time in Paris? He said: "You always lose ⟳ when your opponents score ⟳ and you don't."”

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