Too Clever By Half，是夸人还是损人？

1) To the Hilt The Smiths mortgaged to the hilt The company employees supported their boss to the hilt. James ran his credit card to the hilt Meaning:Something that is done up to the hilt is done completely and without any limits: Etymology: Old English, Germanic origin. Hilt means handle. 2) Too Clever By Half No one likes Jessica because she is too clever by half. James irritates his classmates by being too clever by half. Terry's co-workers often scold him for being too clever by half. Meaning: If someone is too clever by half, they are very confident and smug about how clever they are in a way that annoys people. Etymology: Too clever by half appeared in print in the early 19th century. 3) Talk A Mile A Minute Our teacher is not very good because he talks a minute a mile. I have trouble understanding Tim because he talks a minute a mile. Fred knew if he wanted a job in broadcasting he would have to stop talking a minute a mile. Meaning: If someone talks a mile a minute, they speak very fast. Etymology: This buzz lingo makes a comparison between time and distance. A mile is a long distance but in this context refers the amount someone can say in a minute.