pearl of wisdom
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpearlandwisdom
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pearl
noun
uk/pɜːl/us/pɝːl/
a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to ...
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wisdom
noun[U]
uk/ˈwɪz.dəm/us/ˈwɪz.dəm/
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions ...
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(Definition ofpearlandwisdomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I note that someone will be taking a note of the pearls of wisdom that fall from our lips.
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It would have been very helpful if those pearls of wisdom had been dropped to us on a regular basis over the past 18 months.
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Indeed, some who have spoken today may not be with us for much longer, so we shall not have the benefit of their pearls of wisdom.
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I am sorry that having delivered his pearls of wisdom or unwisdom he promptly left us to digest them without the benefit of his further comments.
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He is always polite and occasionally dispenses down-home pearls of wisdom.
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All one can say is that the searcher after hispearlofwisdomin that case was in for a very long search.
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They reject anypearlofwisdomthat may come from us.
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Earlier in the debate we heard a simplepearlofwisdomwhen it was suggested that mathematics, religious education and physical training should be mandatory features in the school curriculum.
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What a wonderfulpearlofwisdom!
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The man had tremendous charisma; you just wanted to hear every word he had to say and listen for anypearlofwisdom.
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Even this formidable list overlooks the pearls of wisdom to be found in the grey literature, including administrative records, annual reports, legislative materials, conceptual critique, personal testimony and so on.
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Had he read the document, his speech would have reflected some of the pearls of wisdom embedded in it.
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It sometimes happens that one misses even pearls of wisdom when talking of another point.
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I want to quote a couple of his pearls of wisdom.
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He has the art of getting pearls of wisdom out of people without causing them any pain, rather like a clever dentist.
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The amount of rubbish around which some pearls of wisdom have sparkled is almost beyond counting.
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Out of curiosity, when are his pearls of wisdom expected?
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We have no desire to lose any of the pearls of wisdom which may fall from his lips?
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I should naturally welcome a larger attendance to hear my pearls of wisdom, but we are represented equally.
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I am reluctant to miss any of her pearls of wisdom.
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