know-all

Domain: Universal Words

(BrE) (also know-it-all AmE, BrE) noun (informal, disapproving) a person who behaves as if they know everything

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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know-allEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus know-allEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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