word to the wise, a



word to the wise, a

Here's good advice, as in A word to the wise: don't walk alone here because these streets are not safe at night. A shortening of A word to the wise is enough, as it was put by Roman writers, this phrase in English dates from the mid-1500s.
See also: word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Afanena-VAN-en Welsh (Rare)
Denica-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Luka-Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Mauriciomow-REE-thyo (Spanish), mow-REE-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Nkiru-Western African, Igbo
Tajeddigt-Northern African, Berber