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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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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			in those parts in time in times past in token of in top form in total in touch in touch with in tow in transit in triplicate in trouble in truth in tune in tune with in tune with the times in turn in two shakes in two shakes of a lamb's tail in unison in use in vain in view of in vogue in way in wisdom in words of one syllable in writing in years In your dreams! inaugurate as incapacitate incarcerate in inch inch along inch back inch by inch inch forward inch over inch way across inch way along incite incline incline away incline forward incline toward inclined inclined to do include include among include in			In vivo staining In vivo staining in vivo tracer study in vogue in vogue in vogue in waiting in waiting in want in want of In Warranty in way in way in way in way In Way Of in well with in well with in well with in well with In Which Case In Which Case in whole in wildest dreams in wildest dreams in wildest dreams in wildest dreams In Winter In Winter In Winter in wisdom in with in with In witness whereof In word in words of one syllable In Work Benefit Calculations In Work Emergency Fund in working order in writing in writing in writing In Xanadu Did Kubla Kahn a Stately Pleasure Dome Decree In Xanadu Did Kubla Khan In Yarraville Tonight in years In Your Arms In Your Ass In Your Basket in your birthday suit In your despite In your dreams In your dreams! In Your Eye In Your Face In Your Face Entertainment In Your Head In Your Honor

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