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1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself

2 too smart for one's own good

1 clever and quick-witted

1 to get smart

2 to resort to petty tricks

1 highly intelligent (idiom)

1 clever-clever

2 clever in trivial matters

3 sharp but petty-minded

1 quick

2 bright

3 intelligent

4 clever

5 brilliant

1 to think oneself clever (idiom)

1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)

1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

1 intelligence and wisdom

1 to go deaf

2 to lose hearing

1 smart

2 intelligent

1 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)

2 keen and alert

3 perceptive

1 quick at hearing

2 wise

3 clever

4 sharp-witted

5 intelligent

6 acute

1 too clever by half

2 excessive ingenuity

1 extremely bright (idiom)

1 intelligent

2 clever

3 bright

4 smart

5 acute (of sight and hearing)

1 bright

2 witty

3 intelligent

1 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì

2 hú tu yī shí]

1 even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)

2 every man has a fool in his sleeve