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See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING.

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a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

[a little knowledge is a dangerous thing] {literary} A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes. - A proverb. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

little

[little] See: [A LITTLE], [A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING], [GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND], [MAKE LITTLE OF], [NOT A LITTLE], [QUITE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brave it out

[brave it out] {v. phr.} To endure something difficult or dangerous through to the end; keep on through trouble or danger. * /It was a dangerous ocean crossing in wartime, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

knowledge

[knowledge] See: [A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING], [TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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