wise remark

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• wise´crack´ er — wise|crack «WYZ KRAK», noun, verb. Slang. –n. a snappy comeback; smart remark. –v.i. to make wisecracks: »An attendant directed me up a flight of stairs to an antechamber of the court, where I was soon joined by … a half dozen defiant looking… …   Useful english dictionary

• wise|crack — «WYZ KRAK», noun, verb. Slang. –n. a snappy comeback; smart remark. –v.i. to make wisecracks: »An attendant directed me up a flight of stairs to an antechamber of the court, where I was soon joined by … a half dozen defiant looking youths,… …   Useful english dictionary

• remark — 01. Claude Levi Strauss once [remarked] that the world began without man, and it will complete itself without him. 02. New medicines have helped many AIDS patients make a [remarkable] recovery. 03. My grandmother is [remarkably] strong and… …   Grammatical examples in English

• crack wise — phrasal Etymology: by analysis from 1wisecrack slang : to make a smart remark * * * informal make jokes; wisecrack * * * crack wise US informal : to say something that is funny and smart : to make a wisecrack …   Useful english dictionary

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• (a) pearl of wisdom — a ˌpearl of ˈwisdom idiom (usually ironic) a wise remark • Thank you for those pearls of wisdom. Main entry: ↑pearlidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• wisecrack — wise|crack [ waız,kræk ] noun count a joke or clever remark that upsets or annoys you ╾ wise|crack verb intransitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wisecrack — wise•crack [[t]ˈwaɪzˌkræk[/t]] n. 1) inf a smart or facetious remark 2) inf to make a wisecrack 3) inf to say as a wisecrack • Etymology: 1910–15, amer. wise′crack er, n …   From formal English to slang

• wisecrack — wise|crack [ˈwaızkræk] n a clever and funny remark or reply = ↑joke >wisecrack v [I] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …   History of philosophy

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