The council, in their wisdom, decided to close the library and now the building stands empty.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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 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 (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 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 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 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
wisdom — noun (U) 1 good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life: a man of great wisdom | question the wisdom of formal (=say that you think something is not sensible): I would question the wisdom of lending him such a large amount … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wisdom — wis|dom [ˈwızdəm] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: wis; WISE1] 1.) good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life ▪ a man of great wisdom question/doubt the wisdom of (doing) sth ▪ Local people are questioning the wisdom of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
