too clever by half

Fuente de la expresión
Cambridge Dictionary
Estructura completa
to be too clever by half
Contexto
It says, ‘At school he was widely held to be too clever by half;
but these days, by dint of persistent intake of alcohol he is only too clever by about 10 per
cent.’
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
Mary McMurran
Título de la fuente
The Psychology Of Addiction
Año
2003
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=AF2QAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR9&dq=%22too+clever+by+half% 22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj36OO4tsHtAhUdD2MBHVwZC9w4ChDoATAFegQIBBAC# v=onepage&q=%22too%20clever%20by%20half%22&f=false
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente