twenty-twenty hindsight

20/20 hindsight

Knowledge of what one should have done, because it is easier to clearly reevaluate past actions or decisions than when they are being made or done. A reference to the visual acuity of normal eyesight (20/20 vision). With 20/20 hindsight, I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't blame yourself. We all have 20/20 hindsight."

twenty-twenty hindsight

The ability to determine how some mistake or failure in the past could have been avoided. Often used ironically or sarcastically; sometimes stylized as "20/20 hindsight." I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise, but I guess twenty-twenty hindsight isn't much use right now. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't beat yourself about it. We all have 20/20 hindsight."

twenty-twenty hindsight

Knowledge after the fact, as in With twenty-twenty hindsight, I wouldn't have bought these tickets. This idiom uses twenty-twenty in the optometrist's sense, that is, "indicating normal vision," and hindsight in the sense of "looking back" or "reconsidering." [First half of 1900s]

20/20 hindsight

verb

See twenty-twenty hindsight

twenty-twenty hindsight

and 20/20 hindsight

n. an ability to figure out what one should have done after it is too late to do it. Everybody has twenty-twenty hindsight!

twenty-twenty hindsight, with

With complete after-the-fact knowledge. This expression, usually preceding a statement like “I would have done or said such-and-such,” uses the optometrist’s term for perfectly normal vision. The idea that hindsight, with its superior knowledge, is better than foresight has been stated since at least the nineteenth century. “If a man had half as much foresight as he had hindsight, he’d be a lot better off,” wrote Robert J. Burdette (Hawk-eyes, 1879). The Hollywood screenwriter Billy Wilder is quoted as having said, “Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.”

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

20/20 hindsight
hindsight
no time like the present
no time like the present, there's
there's no time like the present
done and done
that's better
good as done
good as done, as
as good as done

References in periodicals archive

Our vision of the "perfect" internal auditor has been transformed: we have advanced from providing twenty-twenty hindsight to offering real insight into our organizations' risks, controls, and operations.

A vision of the 'perfect' internal auditor

That's the first step, and it's an important one because creditors and equity holders (and possibly courts) are likely to question actions (and inactions) of directors and officers--often with the benefit of twenty-twenty hindsight.

Advice for directors and officers of distressed corporations: Fiduciary duties

OVERHEATING "Twenty-twenty hindsight is a great thing but none of us had it.

'The banks conned the government and their shareholders ..we were left to sort out the mess' EXCLUSIVE IRISH MIRROR EDITOR JOHN KIERANS TALKS TO EX-TAOISEACH BERTIE AHERN

However, Gold said:"Twenty-twenty hindsight is brilliant but you can only deal with the circumstances that are in front of you at the time.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR BELIEVING IN SETANTA CLAUSE; Gold puts brave face on TV deal collapse but wad chance do we have of new payday?

Historians are charged with applying twenty-twenty hindsight to incidents that, at the time, seem to be only a curious combination of blurring events.

Gati, Charles. Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

Twenty-twenty hindsight, however, opened up a whole new vista, one that can give risk managers a valuable insight into effective techniques for selling property protection.

Selling Risk Management

With twenty-twenty hindsight, it's easy to see how specious and fickle the outpourings of both attention and money were, and it's easy now to point up the hubris of those who believed that the rules of the game were changing forever.

Dual Nature

Curtis's oblique poetic strategies, suffused with the ironies of twenty-twenty hindsight, are no less diverse.

War Voices

词组	twenty-twenty hindsight
释义	twenty-twenty hindsight 20/20 hindsight Knowledge of what one should have done, because it is easier to clearly reevaluate past actions or decisions than when they are being made or done. A reference to the visual acuity of normal eyesight (20/20 vision). With 20/20 hindsight, I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't blame yourself. We all have 20/20 hindsight." See also: 20, hindsight twenty-twenty hindsight The ability to determine how some mistake or failure in the past could have been avoided. Often used ironically or sarcastically; sometimes stylized as "20/20 hindsight." I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise, but I guess twenty-twenty hindsight isn't much use right now. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't beat yourself about it. We all have 20/20 hindsight." See also: hindsight Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. twenty-twenty hindsight Knowledge after the fact, as in With twenty-twenty hindsight, I wouldn't have bought these tickets. This idiom uses twenty-twenty in the optometrist's sense, that is, "indicating normal vision," and hindsight in the sense of "looking back" or "reconsidering." [First half of 1900s] See also: hindsight The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. 20/20 hindsight verb See twenty-twenty hindsight See also: 20, hindsight twenty-twenty hindsight and 20/20 hindsight n. an ability to figure out what one should have done after it is too late to do it. Everybody has twenty-twenty hindsight! See also: hindsight McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions twenty-twenty hindsight, with With complete after-the-fact knowledge. This expression, usually preceding a statement like “I would have done or said such-and-such,” uses the optometrist’s term for perfectly normal vision. The idea that hindsight, with its superior knowledge, is better than foresight has been stated since at least the nineteenth century. “If a man had half as much foresight as he had hindsight, he’d be a lot better off,” wrote Robert J. Burdette (Hawk-eyes, 1879). The Hollywood screenwriter Billy Wilder is quoted as having said, “Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.” The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: 20/20 hindsight hindsight no time like the present no time like the present, there's there's no time like the present done and done that's better good as done good as done, as as good as done References in periodicals archive Our vision of the "perfect" internal auditor has been transformed: we have advanced from providing twenty-twenty hindsight to offering real insight into our organizations' risks, controls, and operations. A vision of the 'perfect' internal auditor That's the first step, and it's an important one because creditors and equity holders (and possibly courts) are likely to question actions (and inactions) of directors and officers--often with the benefit of twenty-twenty hindsight. Advice for directors and officers of distressed corporations: Fiduciary duties OVERHEATING "Twenty-twenty hindsight is a great thing but none of us had it. 'The banks conned the government and their shareholders ..we were left to sort out the mess' EXCLUSIVE IRISH MIRROR EDITOR JOHN KIERANS TALKS TO EX-TAOISEACH BERTIE AHERN However, Gold said:"Twenty-twenty hindsight is brilliant but you can only deal with the circumstances that are in front of you at the time. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR BELIEVING IN SETANTA CLAUSE; Gold puts brave face on TV deal collapse but wad chance do we have of new payday? Historians are charged with applying twenty-twenty hindsight to incidents that, at the time, seem to be only a curious combination of blurring events. Gati, Charles. Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt Twenty-twenty hindsight, however, opened up a whole new vista, one that can give risk managers a valuable insight into effective techniques for selling property protection. Selling Risk Management With twenty-twenty hindsight, it's easy to see how specious and fickle the outpourings of both attention and money were, and it's easy now to point up the hubris of those who believed that the rules of the game were changing forever. Dual Nature Curtis's oblique poetic strategies, suffused with the ironies of twenty-twenty hindsight, are no less diverse. War Voices
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