know-it-all
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know-it-all
- /ˈnəʉ.ɪt.oːl/ Australia
noun know-it-alls · know-all
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Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with "the correct way of solving it", leaving our experiment in shambles.
Similar: Buddha, clever clogs, clever dick, know-all, know-it-all, smart aleck, smart ass, smarty, smarty pants, wiseacre, wiseass, wise-ass
Opposite: wise person
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noun
Opposite: wise person
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noun one who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject
| Español | sabelotodo, sabiondo, todólogo, cuñado, cerebruto, sabidillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 知ったかぶりをする人 shittakaburi o suru hito |
| 中文 | 萬事通 /万事通 wànshìtōng |
| Kiswahili | mjuba |
| Português | sabichão, sabichona, sabe-tudo |
| Français | je-sais-tout, ti-Jo Connaissant, toutologue |
| Deutsch | Besserwisser, Besserwisserin, Neunmalkluger, Neunmalkluge, Rechthaber, Rechthaberin |
| Italiano | sapientone, sa tutto, saputello, tuttologo, nientologo |
| Ελληνικά | ξερόλας xerólas, ξερόλα xeróla |
| Русский | всезна́йка vseznájka, зна́йка znájka |
| العربية | مُتَعَالِم mutaʕālim |
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