Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the phrase amongst the given phrases which brings out the meaning of the idiom most appropriately:

To cast pearls before a swine

  1. To spend recklessly

  2. To spend a lot of money for the upkeep of domestic hogs

  3. To waste money over trifles

  4. To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
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D Correct answer
Explanation

To cast pearls before a swine means to offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate.

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