unhappy but educated [about someone or something—after an unpleasant event]. (Fixed order.) • After the accident, I was sadder but wiser, and would never make the same mistake again. • We left the meeting sadder but wiser, knowing that we could not ever come to an agreement with Becky's aunt.
none the wiser
Idiom(s): none the wiser
Theme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING
not knowing any more. • I was none the wiser about the project after the lecture. It was a complete waste of time. • Anne tried to explain the situation tactfully to Jack, but in the end, he was none the wiser.
the wiser|wiser
adj. Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of knowing. Usually used with "nobody" or "no one". Mary took the teacher's book home by mistake, but early the next morning she returned it with nobody the wiser.
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