idiom
hindsight is 20/20
HYND-syt iz TWEN-tee TWEN-tee
ˈhaɪndsaɪt ɪz ˈtwɛntiː ˈtwɛntiːListen
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Syllable breakdown
hindsightistwentytwenty
Dictionary meaning
it is easy to understand what should have been done after the outcome is already known; looking back at past events, the correct course of action always seems obvious, even when it was not apparent at the time; from the optometric standard of perfect vision
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