clever Dick

British  

/ ˈklɛvəˌdɪk /

noun

1. informal a person considered to have an unwarrantably high opinion of his own ability or knowledge

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Example Sentences

Sam was the youngest, fun-loving Tom next, and cool-headed and clever Dick the oldest.

From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Stratemeyer, Edward

Have I not amongst my young audience a clever Dick, a lazy Lubin, a silly Matty, and a lame little child like Nelly?

From The Crown of Success by A. L. O. E.

You don't know how clever Dick is, and how much they think of him at the works!

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles