in (infinite) wisdom

in (infinite) wisdom
in (your/its) (infinite) wisdom using your or its knowledge or intelligence.

The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can't use it for research or just plain reading.

When I said we needed a bigger house, my wife replied, in her infinite wisdom, that we did not have enough money.

Usage notes: usually used humorously to show that something was not based on great knowledge or intelligence, as in the examples

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  • in your (infinite) wisdom — in (your/its) (infinite) wisdom using your or its knowledge or intelligence. The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can t use it for research or just plain reading. When I said we needed a bigger house, my… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in its (infinite) wisdom — in (your/its) (infinite) wisdom using your or its knowledge or intelligence. The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can t use it for research or just plain reading. When I said we needed a bigger house, my… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in someone's infinite wisdom — in someone s (infinite) wisdom used in an ironic way to say that someone has made a foolish choice or decision He decided, in his infinite wisdom, that it would be better to sell the house than to keep it. • • • Main Entry: ↑wisdom …   Useful english dictionary

  • in his (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/their (infinite) wisdom humorous something that you say when you do not understand why someone has done something and think that it was a stupid action. The council, in their wisdom, decided to close the library and now the building… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in her (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/their (infinite) wisdom humorous something that you say when you do not understand why someone has done something and think that it was a stupid action. The council, in their wisdom, decided to close the library and now the building… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in their (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/their (infinite) wisdom humorous something that you say when you do not understand why someone has done something and think that it was a stupid action. The council, in their wisdom, decided to close the library and now the building… …   New idioms dictionary

  • in his (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) ˈwisdom idiom used when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth • The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban. Main entry: ↑wisdomidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • in her (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) ˈwisdom idiom used when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth • The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban. Main entry: ↑wisdomidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • in its (infinite) wisdom — in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) ˈwisdom idiom used when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth • The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban. Main entry: ↑wisdomidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Infinite — In fi*nite, a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See {In } not, and {Finite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance. [1913 Webster] Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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