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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
it is easy to be wise after the event — Cf. c 1490 P. DE COMMYNES Mémoires (1924) I. I. xvi. Les deux ducz..estoient saiges après le coup (comme l’on dit des Bretons); 1596 T. DANNETT tr. Commynes’ Mémoires I. xvi. These two Dukes were wise after the hurt received (as the common… … Proverbs new dictionary
It's easy to be wise after the event. — British, American & Australian, American something that you say which means that it is easy to understand what you could have done to prevent something bad from happening after it has happened. In retrospect I suppose we should have realised that … New idioms dictionary
wise after the event — When someone realizes, after something has happened, what could have been done to prevent it from happening, they are wise after the event. In retrospect, I suppose I should have realized the boy was in difficulty and offered to help, but… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it is easy to be wise after the event — we never know what the future holds, we never know the outcome ahead of time … English contemporary dictionary
wise — wise1 S3 [waız] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(decision/idea etc)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3 be none the wiser/not be any the wiser 4 get/be wise to somebody/something 5 wise guy 6 be wise after the event ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: wis] 1.) ¦(DECISION/IDEA ETC … Dictionary of contemporary English
event — 01. The Lantern Festival has become a popular annual [event] in Esquimalt. 02. We had a really [eventful] day; we went to the lake by bicycle, had supper at a restaurant, went for a walk by the ocean, and then almost got in a car accident on the… … Grammatical examples in English
wise — see it is easy to be wise after the event it is a wise child that knows its own father early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise a fool may give a wise man counsel fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer … Proverbs new dictionary
easy — see easy come, easy go easy does it it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog it is easy to be wise after the event it is easier to pull down than to build up it is easier to raise the devil than to lay him … Proverbs new dictionary
after — see after a storm comes a calm after dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile after the feast comes the reckoning it is easy to be wise after the event … Proverbs new dictionary
event — see coming events cast their shadows before it is easy to be wise after the event … Proverbs new dictionary
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