Brander Matthew

(1852—1956)

A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

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highbrow

[highbrow] {adj.} Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the educated middle class; sophisticated. * /Certain novels are not for everyone and are considered as highbrow entertainment./ Contrast: [LOW […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Albert Einstein

As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is. www.sky-net-eye.com

hot one

[hot one] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} Something out of the ordinary; something exceptional, such as a joke, a person whether in terms of looks or intelligence. * /Joe's joke sure was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mastermind

[mastermind] {n.} A person who supplies the intelligence for a project and/or undertakes its management. * /Winston Churchill was the mastermind in the war against Hitler./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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