单词 | clever-clogs |
释义 | > as lemmasclever-clogs clever-clogs n. etc., a clever or smart person, a wiseacre (colloquial and dialect: see Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > would-be clever person > [noun] clever-boots1847 smarty1847 smart alec1864 clever-clogs1866 clever-sides1886 clever Dick1895 wise guy1896 wisenheimer1904 smarty-pants1935 quiz kid1940 smart apple1940 smarty-boots1950 smart-ass1958 slick1959 clever-sticks1964 smart-arse1965 wise-ass1971 1866 E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. i. 10 She..left the explanation to those ‘clever clogs’ who pretended to understand the ins and outs of the gravest mysteries of life. 1983 Listener 3 Feb. 17/1 On each double-spread billing page it is three columns to the populars and eight for the clever-clogs. < as lemmas |
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