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any the wiser

any the wiser prepositional phrase: knowing or understanding more about something; acquiring a deeper or more thorough understanding.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Knowing or understanding more about something; acquiring a deeper or more thorough understanding.

Questions about any the wiser

What does any the wiser mean?
Any the wiser means knowing or understanding more about something; acquiring a deeper or more thorough understanding.
What part of speech is any the wiser?
Any the wiser is a prepositional phrase.

Words near any the wiser in the dictionary

  1. any other business
  2. any port in a storm
  3. any press is good press
  4. any road
  5. any road up
  6. any the wiser
  7. any thing
  8. any time
  9. any time now
  10. any time soon
  11. any way

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