be too clever for someone
1too clever for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym …
2too nice for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym …
3too generous for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym …
4too big for your boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… …
5too big for boots — too big for (your) boots British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal someone who is too big for their boots behaves as if they are more important or more clever than they really are. Since he was made team captain, he s been… …
6too */*/*/ — UK [tuː] / US [tu] adverb Summary: Too is used in the following ways: as an ordinary adverb (before an adjective or adverb or before much , many , few etc): You re too young to understand politics. as a way of showing how a sentence, clause, or… …
7too eager by half — too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.… …
8too cocky by half — too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.… …
9too — I [[t]tu͟ː[/t]] ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING ♦ 1) ADV: cl/group ADV You use too after mentioning another person, thing, or aspect that a previous statement applies to or includes. Nice to talk to you. Nice to talk to you too. ... I ve got a… …
10clever */*/ — UK [ˈklevə(r)] / US [ˈklevər] adjective Word forms clever : adjective clever comparative cleverer superlative cleverest 1) good at learning or understanding things Tony was a charming and clever man. I d like to be a doctor but I m not clever… …
