too clever by half
成語所屬單字half
too clever by half — 慣用語
1. too confident and showing off too much in a way that is irritating
1.慣用語
釋義
自作聰明；賣弄聰明
too confident and showing off too much in a way that is irritating
例句
The student thought he was too clever by half, constantly correcting the teacher to show off his research.