"A word to the wise is sufficient." =============================== Intelligent people can take hints; they don’t need to have everything explained to them at great length. ‡ The phrase “a word to the wise” frequently accompanies a warning of some sort. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. =============================== ...something that you say when you are going to give someone some advice. For example, "If you're going to drive, don't go on a Friday night until after the rush hour traffic." ===============================
