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twenty-twenty hindsight

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  • twenty-twenty hindsight — hindsight hindsight n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twenty-twenty hindsight — (or 20/20 hindsight) : the full knowledge and complete understanding that you have about an event only after it has happened With 20/20 hindsight we now see where our strategy went wrong. • • • Main Entry: ↑twenty twenty …   Useful english dictionary

  • twenty-twenty hindsight — AND 20/20 …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hindsight — n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; a term usually used …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twenty-twenty — 20/20 n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From normal sight being judged on the ability to read letters at a distance of 20 feet] 1.) twenty twenty vision the ability to see things normally, without needing glasses ▪ A pilot must have twenty twenty… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • twenty — O.E. twentig group of twenty, from twegen two (see TWO (Cf. two)) + tig group of ten (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Cognate with O.Fris. twintich, Du. twintig, O.H.G. zweinzug, Ger. zwanzig. Goth …   Etymology dictionary

  • hindsight — n. an ability to figure out what one should have done after it is too late to do it. □ Everybody has twenty twenty hindsight! □ Your 20/20 hindsight is just great …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • twenty-twenty — /twen tee twen tee, twun tee twun tee/, adj. 1. Ophthalm. having normal visual acuity. 2. keenly or acutely perceptive: an opinion based on twenty twenty hindsight. Also, 20 20. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • hindsight is twenty-twenty — After something has gone wrong, it is easy to look back and make criticisms …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 20-20 hindsight — hindsight hindsight n. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. [WordNet 1.5] {20 20 hindsight}, {twenty twenty hindsight} Perfect understanding of an event after it has happened; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twenty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of two and ten. 2 a symbol for this (20, xx, XX). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 20 to 29, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. 4 colloq. a large indefinite number (have told you twenty times). adj …   Useful english dictionary

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