"twenty-twenty hindsight" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-twenty-twenty hindsight.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the term visual testing method 20/20 referring to normal visual acuity. Etymology templates: {{m|en|20/20}} 20/20 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} twenty-twenty hindsight (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Perfect understanding of events only after they have happened. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Twenty Related terms: hindsight is 20/20 Translations: 事後孔明 (Chinese Cantonese), 事后孔明 (si⁶ hau⁶ hung² ming⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 事後諸葛亮 (Chinese Mandarin), 事后诸葛亮 (shìhòu Zhūgě Liàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 事後諸葛 (Chinese Mandarin), 事后诸葛 (shìhòu zhūgě) (Chinese Mandarin), utólag okos (Hungarian)

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