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1 too clever by half
разг.; ирон.(too clever (good, etc.) by half)слишком уж умён (хорош и. т. д.)Know his paper - best of the weeklies; but too clever by half. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part II, ch. IV) — Знаю его еженедельник - один из лучших. Но слишком умничает.
Billy: "Don't worry, old man - you look gorgeous." Reg (turning): "Oh, it's you, is it?" Billy: "All ready for the ball and chain?" Reg: "You're too bloody cheerful by half." (N. Coward, ‘This Happy Breed’, act II, sc. 1) — Билли: "Не беспокойся, старина. У тебя отличный вид." Рег (обернувшись): "А, это ты?" Билли: "Готовишься надеть цепи брака?" Рег: "что-то ты не в меру развеселился, черт подери!"
As a rule even when we were on opposite sides, he thought me sensible about people. This time he was dismissing me as too clever by half. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 27) — Как правило, даже если мы с Брауном оказывались в разных лагерях, он всегда отдавал должное моему умению верно судить о людях. Но на этот раз он не стал слушать, что я говорю, решив, что я слишком уж забрался в дебри.
‘That young woman's too cocky by half,’ Japp complained. (A. Christie, ‘Murder in the Mews’, ch. IV) — - Какая развязная молодая особа, - пожаловался Джепп.
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2 too something by half
adj infml esp BrEShe is too clever by half — Слишком уж она умна, как я погляжу
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