Examples of 'too clever by half' in a sentence
Meaning of "too clever by half"
too clever by half: This phrase describes someone who is excessively or unnecessarily cunning, deceptive, or intelligent in a way that may backfire or cause problems
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- Shrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.
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too clever by half
But you got too clever by half.
Otherwise, you will wonder if the screenwriters were too clever by half.
Markku is too clever by half for me.
This use of symbols is probably too clever by half.
Perhaps too clever by half.
I understand . The gentleman was being too clever by half.
But too clever by half.
But you have been too clever by half.
But it 's too clever by half and narrows the source.
Sometimes my asides are too clever by half.
He 's too clever by half.
Maxwell 's methods are too clever by half.
He was too clever by half.
Of course, Sonia might have been too clever by half.
It was too clever by half.
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However, " Most everyone thought he was being too clever by half.
But this is too clever by half.
They are using a round-robin on an IP address, but it 's too clever by half.
Aguilera is too clever by half.
They were, as the British say, too clever by half.
Luke 's too clever by half.
This, as the English say, is too clever by half.
Comfort for several years . If too clever by half over the weekend - you can always.
But Cameron is, as the British say, being too clever by half.
He says you are too clever by half.
Ah, yes, my little Belgian friend, you are too clever by half.
He has been too clever by half.
France's elite is too clever by half.
Them priests, too clever by half.
Your Luke Smith 's too clever by half.
Yeah, technology 's too clever by half.
That, however, is too clever by half.
Bit of a know-all, you see . Too clever by half.
This, I am afraid, is too clever by half.
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Examples of using Clever
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Clever plan to get us past the shield
This was the clever choice in its day
Clever things make people feel stupid
Examples of using Half
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Half the freaks are there because of you
But we have got half a clip between us
Half of the cataracts are treated by traditional means
Examples of using Too
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But being too modest can sometimes be offensive
They would not do me too much good
We bury too many russian girls here
