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Smart as paint

Modern usage should be an insult. Just add "literally." Original meaning from the 1800s: clever or intelligent. First said by Long John Silver, a pirate (an occupation known for excellent grammar?) in "Treasure Island." But how smart is paint, really?

If your target researches the phrase, dictionariies only have the original, complimentary definition --- which becomes a sneaky insult if you add "literally."
You're as smart as paint, literally. Don't be offended. I was just paraphrasing a compliment from "Treasure Island." It's a literary classic.
by Albino Raven August 25, 2023
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Smart Balance

a company that manufactures products including margarine substitutes, flavored microwave popcorn, and peanut butter.
The oils used in Smart Balance products contain low levels of naturally occurring trans fats, about 70 mcg of trans fat per serving. Some blends in this line include fish oil, while some include only vegetable-based ingredients.
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Smart Balance

a company that manufactures products including margarine substitutes, flavored microwave popcorn, and peanut butter.
In 2012, Smart Balance acquired Udi’s Healthy Foods, and the parent company was renamed Boulder Brands
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Smart Balance

A company that manufactures products including margarine substitutes, flavored microwave popcorn, and peanut butter.

The products claim to have no partially hydrogenated vegetable oils added, no trans fat,1 and to be comparable in quality to vegetable oil based products
Painter, Kristen Leigh. Smart Balance moving headquarters to Boulder
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smart dumb person

You’re smart academically but a dumbass in anything else
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Roku smart tv

Cheap TVs manufactured by many different companies good for bedrooms or people on a budget
Walmart and Best Buy has a Roku smart tv for a good deal
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Am I smart?

This is a more positive phrase/expression to use to ask yourself if you are doing something right/correctly instead of being more negative and harsh on yourself and saying "Am I dumb?".
Am I smart? Did I get this problem correct?

Omg I think I conjugated the verb correctly. Am I smart?

Why do you I think I got this..? Am I smart?
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