a word to the wise is enough
a word to the wise is enough
Someone who is wise heeds a warning or a piece of advice, even if it is very brief. The shorter phrase, "a word to the wise," is more common. I heard about a terrible traffic jam on the news, so I'm avoiding the highway. A word to the wise is enough!
See also: enough, wise, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a word to the wise is sufficient
- sufficient
- a word to the wise
- word to the wise
- word to the wise, a
- (as) wise as Solomon
- Solomon
- wise as Solomon
- verbum sapienti (sat est)
- sapienti