宝の持ち腐れ
たからのもちぐされ
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
Meanings
Expression, Noun
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talentIdiom
Example sentences
そんなに運動神経がいいのにスポーツをやらないなんて、宝の持ち腐れだよ。
It would be a waste of talent not to play sports despite being so athletic.
パソコンの使い方も知らないのにあんな高い機種を買うなんて、宝の持ち腐れだ。
What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.
そのうち読もうと思って買い揃えた世界文学全集も、結局ほとんど読まないまま本棚に飾ってあり、宝の持ち腐れになっている。
In the end, the complete collection of world literature I had bought with the intention of reading someday became just a display on the bookcase, remaining mostly unread. What a waste.