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in your/its (infinite) wisdom

using your or its knowledge or intelligence The city government, in its wisdom, decided to close the library and now kids can't use it for research or just plain reading. When I said we needed a bigger house, my wife replied, in her infinite wisdom, that we did not have enough money.

Usage notes: usually used humorously to show that something was not based on great knowledge or intelligence, as in the examples

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? References in classic literature
In personal qualifications,'' he added, ``it was possible that Prince John might be inferior to his brother Richard; but when it was considered that the latter returned with the sword of vengeance in his hand, while the former held out rewards, immunities, privileges, wealth, and honours, it could not be doubted which was the king whom in wisdom the nobility were called on to support. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context One of the pleasant and axiomatic fictions they have created is that they are superior to the rest of mankind in wisdom and efficiency. The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context More results

? References in classic literature

In personal qualifications,'' he added, ``it was possible that Prince John might be inferior to his brother Richard; but when it was considered that the latter returned with the sword of vengeance in his hand, while the former held out rewards, immunities, privileges, wealth, and honours, it could not be doubted which was the king whom in wisdom the nobility were called on to support.

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

One of the pleasant and axiomatic fictions they have created is that they are superior to the rest of mankind in wisdom and efficiency.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

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