clever boy

collocation in English

meaningsofcleverandboy

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clever
adjective
uk
/ˈklev.ər/us
/ˈklev.ɚ/
having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly ...
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boy
noun[C]
uk
/bɔɪ/us
/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition ofcleverandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not think the reallycleverboyor girl suffers enormously by the large classes.
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My grandson is a verycleverboy, and he is very well looked after at school.
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Run, youcleverboy, and remember...
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Since all the children come in at the same age this makes no allowance for thecleverboy.
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Thecleverboyof 14 may reach the stage in which he would be able to take the ordinary stage examination.
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It is enabling thecleverboyfrom a good home with all advantages to learn how to get on with his fellow citizens.
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The cultured, brilliant,cleverboy, the boy who will be most useful, will be the lad for whom application will be made.
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It is not a question of pampering onecleverboyor girl and having their pictures in all the papers, and having £4 or £5 prizes.
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Acleverboy, with a wristwatch computer and a knack for inventing things.
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I value what has been done in enabling acleverboyhere and there to go to the high school, the college or the secondary school.
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Thecleverboymeant even though the sun is so close to setting, we are still playing.
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Thecleverboymanages to pull the carpet away from under the villain's feet, causing him to fall.
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Acleverboyor girl must either postpone entry into the sixth form for a year or more or keep too many subjects going when he or she gets there.
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