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Three Wise Men, the(dictionary)
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seater (oh)



four-seater/12-seater etc
a vehicle, piece of furniture etc with space for four, 12 etc people to sit

wise 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?decision/idea etc?
2 ?person?
3 be none the wiser/not be any the wiser
4 get/be wise to somebody/something
5 wise guy
6 be wise after the event
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wis]
?DECISION/IDEA ETC?
wise decisions and actions are sensible and based on good judgment
-synonym sensible sensible it is wise to do sth
::It's wise to check whether the flight times have changed before you leave for the airport.
be wise to do sth
::I think you were wise to leave when you did.
::a wise precaution
::I don't think that would be a very wise move (=not be a sensible thing to do) .
?PERSON?
someone who is wise makes good decisions, gives good advice etc, especially because they have a lot of experience of life
::a wise old man
::At the time I thought he was wonderful, but I'm older and wiser now.
::As a manager, Sanford was wise in the ways of (=knew a lot about) company Politics.
be none the wiser/not be any the wiser
a) to not understand something even after it has been explained to you
::Charlie explained how the system works, but I'm still none the wiser.
b) used for saying that no one will find out about something bad that someone has done
::He could easily have taken the money and no one would have been any the wiser.
get/be wise to sb/sth
informal to realize that someone is being dishonest
::Teachers quickly get wise to students who are cheating.
-see also wise up at wise 2
wise guy
informal especially AmE an annoying person who thinks they know more than they really do
::OK, wise guy, shut up and listen!
be wise after the event
to realize what you should have done in a situation after it has happened
::It's easy to be wise after the event.
-- wisely adv
::Invest the money wisely.
::He nodded wisely.
-see also wisdom
-see also sadder but wiser at sad (6)