Idiom
wise apple
Meaning
A smart aleck.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop acting like a wise apple and listen to me.”
“The teacher told the student to stop being a wise apple during the history lesson.”
“Despite his reputation as a persistent wise apple, his clever remarks often provided a necessary perspective during the tense board meeting.”
Examples
simple
“Stop acting like a wise apple and listen to me.”
contextual
“The teacher told the student to stop being a wise apple during the history lesson.”
complex
“Despite his reputation as a persistent wise apple, his clever remarks often provided a necessary perspective during the tense board meeting.”
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