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What (who) is know-it-all - definition
PERSON WHO OBNOXIOUSLY PURPORTS AN EXPANSIVE COMPREHENSION OF A TOPIC
Know it all; Besserwisser; Know-all
know-all
(know-alls)
If you say that someone is a know-all, you are critical of them because they think that they know a lot more than other people. (BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use know-it-all
)
)
N-COUNT [disapproval]
Know-all
·noun One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre;
- usually ironical.
know-it-all
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(know-it-alls)
If you say that someone is a know-it-all, you are critical of them because they think that they know a lot more than other people. (AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use know-all
)
)
N-COUNT [disapproval]
Examples of use of know-it-all
1. You can learn from everybody, you can‘t know it all yourself.
2. "He [Mr Lief] didn‘t come in as a know–it–all," said Bishop Tutu.
3. And don‘t forget to participate in our newest experiment: Are You a Know–It–All?
4. Derided in 2000 for being a wooden know–it–all, the new Gore is funny.
5. He‘s the man with a plan, he‘s Misstra Know It All.