The received wisdom In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the received wisdom", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of The received wisdom (redirected from conventional/received wisdom )

Synonyms:

the conventional wisdom , the received wisdom

Conventional/received wisdom noun phrase

General knowledge is accepted by the public.

The received wisdom has it that give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and he'll eat forever.

The conventional wisdom is that if the dragonfly flies high it will be sunny, and if it flies low there will be rain.

Origin of Conventional/received wisdom

The expression is often recorded to the economist John Kenneth Galbraith, who used it in his book The Affluent Society in 1958.
 

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let your heart rule your head

To do domething based on your emotions rather than for rational reasons

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I can't believe that Tom beat his classmate. He's always the one who let his heart rule his head.

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