Usually means: Advice given to the knowledgeable.
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  1. a word to the wise: Merriam-Webster
  2. a word to the wise: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. A Word to the Wise: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. A Word To The Wise: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  5. a word to the wise, A Word to the Wise: Merriam-Webster

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  1. a word to the wise: Idioms

Definitions from Wikipedia (A Word to the Wise)

noun:  a 1770 comedy play by the Irish writer Hugh Kelly.


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