Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 17 compound words that contain clever. The most common are listed below. Open clever in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- clever clogsSomebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet.
- box cleverTo act wisely.
- too clever by halfShrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.
- clever-cleverShowily or ostentatiously clever.
- boxed cleversimple past and past participle of box clever
- boxes cleverthird-person singular simple present indicative of box clever: To act wisely.
- boxing cleverpresent participle and gerund of box clever
- clever dicksplural of clever dick: A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
- clever-sticksAlternative form of cleversticks: A clever clogs or smart aleck.
- clever arsesplural of clever arse: A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness; a clever dick.
- clever-cloggerySynonym of know-it-allism: The attitude of a know-it-all.
- as clever as a cartload of monkeysVery clever, cunning or mischievous.
Compound words 17
- cleveralitycleverness
- cleverishSomewhat clever.
- cleversticksA clever clogs or smart aleck.
- hypercleverExtremely clever.
- overcleverExcessively clever.
- uncleverNot clever.
- ultracleverExtremely clever.
- cleversomeCharacterised or marked by cleverness; cunning; shrewd
- outcleverTo outsmart.
- clevernessThe property of being clever.