pearl of wisdom | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,oftensarcastic)Asuccinct,insightfulsaying, piece ofadvice, ormoralprecept.1908,W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 3, inThe Magician:"I am desolated to lose thepearls of wisdomthat habitually fall from your cultivated lips," returned Haddo.2008June 8, Ivan Speck, “Meet Raymond Domenech, the maddest coach at Euro 2008”, inDaily Mail Online, UK, retrieved23 June 2008:How about thispearl of wisdomafter France lost to Scotland again, this time in Paris? He said: "You always lose when your opponents score and you don't."

Examples:

EN: Say, that's quite a pearl of wisdom.
ES: Otras, no lo suficiente. Eso ha sido toda una perla del conocimiento. ¿Me permite citarle?
EN: A pearl of wisdom.
ES: Una perla de sabiduría.
EN: Now I'm going to give you a little pearl of wisdom.
ES: Ahora te voy a dar una pequeña perla de sabiduría.
EN: Oh, another pearl of wisdom from Franklin the knuckle scraper?
ES: ¿Otra perla de la sabiduría de Franklin y sus nudillos de boxeo?
EN: Another pearl of wisdom from your auntie? No.
ES: Otra frase sabia de tu tía.
EN: With a nod to Nancy Reagan's pearl of wisdom, toad just said no.
ES: Con la sagacidad de Nancy Reagan, Sapo simplemente dijo "no".
EN: And where'd you get that pearl of wisdom -- the farmer's almanac?
ES: ¿Y de dónde sacaste esa frase tan sabia, del Almanaque de Granjeros?
EN: Another pearl of wisdom from my esteemed colleague.
ES: Otra perla de sabiduría de mi estimado colega.
EN: Another pearl of wisdom from my wonderful friend.
ES: Otra perla de sabiduría de mi maravilloso amigo.
EN: Maybe a pearl of wisdom?
ES: ¿Alguna perla de sabiduría?
EN: The ultimate pearl of wisdom in all of the universe.
ES: La última perla de sabiduría en todo el universo.
EN: Every word a pearl of wisdom.
ES: Cada palabra es una perla de sabiduría.
EN: Well, I'm going to leave you with one last pearl of wisdom.
ES: Bueno, te dejaré un consejo que vale oro.
EN: The pearl of wisdom.
ES: La perla de Wisdom.
EN: MacPherson could have stuck the pearl of wisdom in my ear and turned me into his little stooge.
ES: MacPherson podría haber introducido la perla de la sabiduría en mi oido y haberme conventido en la víctima de sus burlas.

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