Used to describe a clever person; good at decision-making; not to be confused with smart-ass/ know-it-all

If your friend is a nosey parker, then they´re likely to ...

A synonymous expression for "sweet-talk"

Aside from working as a qualified teacher, she also moonlights as a cabbie to be able to...

It's no use ______ - he's spent all the money, and there's nothing you can do about it.

The prime minister upset most of the local population when he imposed a new lockdown on them, but he was well aware that it was the only feasible solution at the time. (The descriptive idiom is...)

if he keeps on _________ his "suitors", he will be left on the shelf.

He´s mutated into a ______. There´s no weaning him from his personal computer.