know-all

noʊ ɔl

Definition of know-all - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

arrogant person

Rare

person who acts like they know everything

Rare

Don't be such a know-all in class.
Stop acting like a know-all in every discussion.
A know-all interrupted the lecture with unnecessary facts.

know-it-all

wiseacre

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Expressions with know-all

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such a know-all

person who thinks they know everything

He's such a know-all, always correcting everyone.

Origin of know-all

Old English, cnawan (to know) + all (everything)

Terms with know-all included in their meaning

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aleck

know-it-all

person who behaves as if they know everything

be word-perfect

memory

know all the words of a text

have the faintest idea

not knowing

know nothing at all about something

have the foggiest

understanding

to not know or understand something at all

I'm darned if I know

exp.

not knowing

do not know at all or have no idea

smart aleck

irritating cleverness

someone who acts know-it-all and irritatingly clever

smarty boots

know-it-all

person who annoyingly shows off their knowledge

you've no idea

exp.

unaware

do not know about something at all

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French:monsieur-je-sais-tout, ...
German:Besserwisser, ...
Italian:sapientone, ...
Spanish:sabelotodo, ...
Portuguese:sabe-tudo, ...
Chinese:自以为是的人, ...
Japanese:知ったかぶり, ...
Arabic:مُتَفَلْسِف, ...
Hebrew:יוֹדֵעַ-כֹּל, ...
Russian:всезнайка, ...
Ukrainian:знавець, ...
Hindi:सब कुछ जानने वाला, ...
Bengali:অহংকারী, ...
Catalan:setciències, ...
Czech:všeználek, ...
Danish:bedreviter, ...
Dutch:betweter, ...
Greek:ξερόλας, ...
Hungarian:okostojás, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សចេះដឹងគ្រប់យ៉ាង, ...
Korean:잘난 척쟁이, ...
Persian:همه‌چیزدان, ...
Polish:wszystkowiedzący, ...
Portuguese (BR):sabe-tudo, ...
Romanian:persoană arogantă, ...
Swedish:besserwisser, ...
Thai:คนชอบอวดรู้, ...
Turkish:bilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:người biết tuốt, ...

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