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clever clogs ?

Carmelle
User since 2010
Posts: 7

13 Jan. 2011

Hi,
What's the meaning of this : Well done. Clever clogs ! Thanks for your help.
Carmelle

3 comments

  • User since 2006
    Posts: 2715

    13 Jan. 2011

    Hey Carmelle!
    You got the wrong header. It's not a grammar issue. It's a matter for 'English Vocabulary' chapter.


    clever, as you probably know, means skillful, intelligent, ingenious, resourceful.


    a clog , noun, is a wooden shoe.
    to clog, verb, is to obstruct, to impede.


    You can right up see the paradoxical relation between the words.


    So, a clever clogs is someone who is intelligent, witty, skillfull but who likes to show his knowledge to the point of being boring and irritating.


    Synonyms
    a clever clogs
    a clever Dick
    a know-it-all


    Well done, clever clogs!
    [Fr. transl.] Bien fait, grand malin!


    Now, Carmelle, I need your help. Who is the most looking like a clever clogs in the Delavigne story. I need to know your mind in order to refine the portraits drawn with the Donna's enneagram.
    I look forward to your answer. Thanks in advance.
  • User since 2006
    Posts: 2715

    13 Jan. 2011

    additional synonym: a smart ass
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    8 Dec. 2016

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