idiom
hindsight is 20/20
HYND-syt iz TWEN-tee TWEN-tee
ˈhaɪndsaɪt ɪz ˈtwɛnti ˈtwɛntiListen
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Syllable breakdown
hindsightistwentytwenty
Dictionary meaning
it is easy to understand and judge past events correctly now that they have already happened; we can see clearly what should have been done only after the fact
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