clever

  • 101clever clogs — noun Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck …

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  • 102clever arse — noun A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness. No, dont be a clever arse. Did you or did you not eat all the ice cream? …

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  • 103clever Dick — (also clever clogs) noun Brit. informal a person who is irritatingly and ostentatiously knowledgeable or intelligent …

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  • 104clever clogs —    A 1980s variant of clever dick used by British youngsters. The term possibly has a comic book origin, ‘clogs’ being used for purely alliterative reasons …

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  • 105clever — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Daedalian, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, able, acute, adept, adroit, agile, alert, all around, amusing, apt, arch, artful, artistic, astute, authoritative, biting, brainy, bravura, bright, brilliant, cagey, canny …

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  • 106Clever — 1. Ableitung auf er zu Cleve. 2. Niederdeutscher Berufsübername zu mnd. kleber »Klee« für einen Bauern oder zu mnd. kleber »Harz« für den Harzsammler …

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  • 107clever — cle|ver 〈 [klɛ̣və(r)] Adj.〉 schlau, durchtrieben, gewandt [Etym.: engl., »klug«] …

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  • 108clever — cleveradj schlau,gewitzt.StammtausdemAngloamerikanundistbesondersdurchdieSportspracheverbreitetworden.DerclevereMenschgehttaktischklugvorundistsehrgeschäftstüchtig.Sold1939ff;sehrbeliebtimBSD …

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  • 109clever — clev·er || klevÉ™ adj. wise, shrewd; sharp, witty …

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  • 110clever — a. 1. Dexterous, skilful, apt, ingenious, handy, ready, quick, smart, expert, adroit, capable. 2. Able, gifted, talented, apt …

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