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Meanings of clever Dick in inglês

An intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable.

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        Examples for "clever clogs"
        Examples for "clever clogs"
        1
        Lenny Abrahamson has always been a bit of a clever clogs.
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        2
        I remember the room. We always knew that Edgar Wright was a clever clogs.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The strategy proved to be more of a roaring success than the clever clogs could ever have imagined.
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        4
        Go on, go on, clever clogs!
        The death of ivan ilyich: and, master and man
        5
        I would find myself asking who was the clever clogs who worked out how to turn eggs into meringue.
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        Usage of clever Dick in inglês
        1
        For instance, if some clever dick digs up the old burial sites.
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