See hindsight is 20/20 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "akher-hamayse iz yederer a khokhem",
"sense": "in hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset",
"word": "אחר־המעשׂה איז יעדערער אַ חכם"
}
],
"word": "hindsight is 20/20"
}
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