know-all
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of know-all
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Tobin was Tiffany’s manager, and an almost hilariously cliched one: a dominant, abrasive, controlling know-all.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020
Steering away from the competitive tendencies of know-all musos, like those memorably sent up in Nick Hornby's 1995 novel High Fidelity, Fitzgerald wanted the club to concentrate on getting personal reactions to much-loved LPs.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2017
IT know-all puts Gareth in his place: "Oi, no professionals."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2011
Austrian-born Dr. Karl von Frisch of the University of Munich is widely icgarded as the know-all of the bee-alls.
From Time Magazine Archive
In short, we are unattractive know-all obsessives who get things out of proportion and are in continual peril of being disowned by our exasperated families.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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