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know-it-all
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know-it-all (nt-ôl)
n. Informal
One who claims to know everything and rejects advice or information from others.
know-it-all adj.
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Noun1.know-it-all - someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
know-all
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
egoist, egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person
Translations
know-it-all [ˈnəʊɪtɔːl] N (US) (pej) → sabelotodo mf inv, sabihondo/a m/f
know-it-all → مدعى العلم بكل شيء rozumbrada bedrevidende person Besserwisser παντογνώστης sabihondo kaikkitietävä monsieur je-sais-tout sveznalica saccente 知ったかぶりをする人 아는 체하는 사람 wijsneus bedreviter mądrala sabe tudo всезнайка besserwisser คนที่แกล้งทำเป็นรู้มากกว่าคนอื่น bilgiç người tự cho rằng mình biết mọi thứ 自以为无所不知的人


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