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little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little knowledge is a dangerous thingHaving a precursory or limited amount of knowledge about something can make one overestimate how well they will be able to do something much larger in scope or scale. Just because she painted her room by herself, now she thinks she can do the entire house—inside and out! A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, I tell you.See also: dangerous, knowledge, little, thinglittle knowledge is a dangerous thing and little learning is a dangerous thingProv. Cliché If you only know a little about something, you may feel you are qualified to make judgments when, in fact, you are not. After Bill read one book on the history of Venezuela, he felt he was an authority on the subject, but he wound up looking like a fool in discussions with people who knew a lot more about it than he did. A little learning is a dangerous thing.See also: dangerous, knowledge, little, thing |