know-it-all
noun
: one who claims to know everything
also
: one who disdains advice
know-it-all
adjective
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Don’t expect Morgan to be some know-it-all, though.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Don’t let a know-it-all attitude set you back or cause others to withhold information.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
But right in the middle of that magic, a know-it-all witch floats next to her.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Not surprisingly, then, Xi’s know-it-all style of rule has led to a number of disastrous decisions.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Don’t let a know-it-all attitude set you back or cause others to withhold information.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
But right in the middle of that magic, a know-it-all witch floats next to her.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Not surprisingly, then, Xi’s know-it-all style of rule has led to a number of disastrous decisions.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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“Know-it-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-it-all. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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