Idiom
pearl of wisdom
Meaning
A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My grandfather always shares a pearl of wisdom with me.”
“During our long walk, she offered a pearl of wisdom that helped me solve my problem.”
“The retired professor concluded his final lecture by offering one last pearl of wisdom to his attentive students.”
Examples
simple
“My grandfather always shares a pearl of wisdom with me.”
contextual
“During our long walk, she offered a pearl of wisdom that helped me solve my problem.”
complex
“The retired professor concluded his final lecture by offering one last pearl of wisdom to his attentive students.”
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