What is the meaning of CLEVER. Phrases containing CLEVER
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up your butt and around the corner
Just a 'comeback' answer when someone says something clever to insult you and you can't think of anything sensible to respond with.
Clever Dick is London Cockney rhyming slang for brick.
Refers to "not-so-bright kids" who did not take many (if any) GCSEs. Instead they would do NVQs or GNVQs(which I realise many people now do as part of their professional development). Because the contributor was in the "top set", "very clever" and therefore superior to the thickos they decided that NVQ stood for 'Not Very Qualified', and GNVQ stood for 'Generally Not Very Qualified'. Whats the bet the NVQ people are now earning loads? (That is unless they're looking after their 5 kids to different dads who are all either in prison, selling crack, in the bookies/Black Lion/court) Whoops Sorry to offend!!) (ed: methinks someone hasn't quite got over schooldays!!)
handsome. “A very clever-looking man.â€;  in good physical health. “How’s your father?â€..Oh, he’s clever. This doesn’t refer to a skills
Gleg was the Notts and Lincs verb for "look" as in "Let's have a gleg". It's obviously related to Old Norse gleggr, clear sighted, corresponding to Old English gleaw, clever; and Middle English "gleg of the eye", sharp-eyed.
– This is often confused with “arrrrgh,†which is, of course, the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. “Arrrr!â€, like “Aloha,†means variously, “yes,†“I agree,†“I’m happy,†“I’m enjoying this beer,†“My team is going to win it all,†“I saw that television show, it sucked!†and “That was a clever remark you or I just made.†And those are just a few myriad possibilities of Arrr!
To be clever, snappy and efficient.
Something presented very cleverly.
fifteen pounds (£15). The origin is almost certainly London, and the clever and amusing derivation reflects the wit of Londoners: Cockney rhyming slang for five pounds is a 'lady', (from Lady Godiva
Clever−clogs is British slang for a know−all.
(ed: well ok. I have no idea whatsoever what this is about and I need help - though I suspect so does the person who send the words in. If you know what they are, then you are either very clever, or as bad as the original contributor - either way please leet me know and I'll update the definitions) Entered verbatim: No silly, you have litnoids, lefthanded litnoids,a qwatalitz, quatanoid & a halfnoid. This is driving me nuts... I sure hope you can help. I have searched noids till I'm blue! Qwatalitz??? ... quatanoid... halfnoid?????????
in good health; clever
Noun. A person who is or claims to be clever or have greater knowledge. Also clever-dick. {Informal}
Clever Mike is London Cockney rhyming slang for bike.
Smart-arse, goody-goody, know-all, pupil cleverer than the others - maybe cos s/he was the only who actually did any work... and not only DID homework, but handed it it in too!
Someone not quite clever enough to do A-levels. GEF (General Education Foundation I think) courses were general slightly-more-advanced than O-level courses which provided you with a good grounding in flipping burgers or booking holidays. GEF became Geoff as in "Is he doing A-levels? No he's a Geoff.".
 A distinguished/expert/clever person; a leader
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adv.
In a clever manner.
v. t.
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.
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Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.
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Well-shaped; handsome.
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Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.
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An active and clever young fellow.
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The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
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Skillful; clever; crafty.
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Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.
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Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance; as, the ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism.
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Good-natured; obliging.
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Somewhat clever.
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Skillful; dexterous; clever.
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Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery.
v. i.
Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
superl.
Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
superl.
Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
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In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly.
superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
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Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.
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