it's easy to be wise after the event

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💎to be wise after the event💎
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used to mean that it is easy to understand what you could have done to prevent something bad from happening after it has happened
. E. g
In retrospect, we should have insisted on checking his calculations, but it's easy to be wise after the event
CambridgeDictionary@
💎it's easy to be wise after the event💎
1 ) It is far easier to understand how something bad could have been prevented after it has already occurred
. E. g
I never would have bought this car if I had known it needed so much work done to it. Well, it's easier to be wise after the event
2 ) After you see the consequences of a decision, it is easy to tell if the decision was good, but it is also too late, since the consequences have already happened
. E. g
Jill: I should never have invited Aunt Betsy to stay with me; I haven't had a peaceful moment since she got here. Jane: Well, it's easy to be wise after the event
3 ) If you say that someone is wise after the event, you mean that they understand a situation and know how to deal with it, but only because it has already happened
. E. g
I still feel I should have done more to try and stop him getting into the car, but it's easy to be wise after the event
4 ) understand and assess an event or situation only after its implications have become obvious
Note: The French version of this expression can be traced back to the late 15th century. . .
5 ) ( often disapproving )
know what should have been done in a particular situation, but only after it has happened
. E. g
‘If we’d been more careful, the fire would never have happened. ’ ‘It’s no good being wise after the event — we can’t do anything now. ’
TheFreeDictionary@
💎be wise after the event💎
to realize what you should have done in a situation after it has happened
. E. g
It’s easy to be wise after the event
LongmanDictionary@
💎wise after the event💎
to know what you should have done after something has happened, but not while it was happening
. E. g
It doesn’t help to be wise after the event
MacmillianDictionary@
💎be wise after the event💎
​ ( often disapproving )
to understand something, or realize what you should have done, only after something has happened
. E. g
Anyone can be wise after the event
OxfordDictionary@

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