| 宝の持ち腐れ | [たからのもちぐされ, takaranomochigusare] (n) pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent [Add to Longdo] |
| When are you gonna start doing something with that big brain of yours? | [JP] お前せっかく頭いいのに 宝の持ち腐れだぞ Big Hero 6 (2014) | |
| It's wasted on a cripple. | [JP] 不具の者には宝の持ち腐れだ The Spoils of War (2017) |