clever clogs
noun[C]
UKinformaluk/ˈklev.ə ˌklɒɡz/us/ˈklev.ɚ ˌklɑːɡz/pluralclever clogssomeone who is veryclever, usually in a way that isslightlyannoying:
It'samazingwhat thesecleverclogshave come up with.
[as form of address]Go on,cleverclogs,tellus how to do it!
- It is all verynicelookinglike acleverclogsif you get itrightbut you'lllookprettystupidif you get itwrong.
- Icertainlydon'tconsidermyself acleverclogs.
- Maybe somerestrictionsshould be put on thosehedgefundcleverclogswho make millions from short-sellingstocks.
- Heansweredme backstraightaway, asannoyingsix-year-oldcleverclogsdo.
- Well,cleverclogs, if you have all theanswers, where shall we gotonight?
Intelligent people
- academic
- bluestocking
- bookish
- bookworm
- bright spark
- cerebral
- clever
- gnome
- laureate
- mage
- mind
- not be just a pretty faceidiom
- pandit
- scholar
- smart cookie
- smart-arse
- superintellectual
- the intelligentsia
- thinker
- wit