know-it-all

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I wonder if Google will be ripped to shreds by the know-it-all geeks for this move the way they ripped Microsoft for removing the menu in IE7 (though it's available on demand).

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  1. noun Informal One who claims to know everything and rejects advice or information from others.

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  • Despite my seven years in the US Air Force, a few books on American statesmanship, and almost 20 years teaching Israeli officers at Bar-Ilan University, I'm no better qualified than the know-it-all pundits mentioned earlier to offer confident predictions on the matter in question. —  Political Mavens
  • John McCain trails the pack in the temperament department, with his volatile, arrogant, and abrasive know-it-all attitude. —  The Strange Death of Liberal America
  • Don't come across as a know-it-all, but do make and effort to illustrate you've prepared properly. —  LEWIS 360°
  • I wonder if Google will be ripped to shreds by the know-it-all geeks for this move the way they ripped Microsoft for removing the menu in IE7 (though it's available on demand). —  Scobleizer
  • R2-D2, the know-it-all robot that serves humans in the Star Wars films, is hardly the answer. —  The Local - Sweden's news in English
 

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