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1·He's too clever by half , if you ask me.

恕我直言，他未免聪明过头了。《牛津词典》

2·Tip 6: Don't be too clever by half.

提示6：不要一知半解、自作聪明。

3·Now, this solution feels too clever by half.

现在，这个办法让我感到未免太聪明了。

4·He is a very clever politician, Too clever by half, in my opinion.

他是一位十分精明的政客。不过在我看来，他未免过于精明。

5·He is too clever by half, is that young man; one of these days he'll come a cropper.

这小伙子未免太聪明了一点，总有一天他要栽跟头的。

6·He thought he could get Mr. Green's money in his pocket but he lost all, he was too clever by half.

他以为他可以从格林先生那拿到钱，但是他什么也没得到。他真是聪明反被聪明误啊。

7·Watch him carefully and you will understand why some people are criticized for being too clever by half.

仔细观察他，你会理解为什么一些人批评为“太聪明了。”

8·Indeed, in another too clever by half device, the Europeans have gone out of their way to ensure that the 50% Greek haircut does not trigger payments under CDS contracts.

的确，在另一个“自作聪明”的策略下，欧洲人民不畏艰险地确保了50%的希腊抵押在CDS协议下是拿不到钱的。

9·It is the quiet predator that grows by buying all or parts of those firms that are stupid enough, or too clever-by-half enough, to fail.

这是一个沉默的猎食者，通过收购一些公司部分或全部的愚蠢业务，或收购哪些因聪明过头而倒下的公司来成长。