We often use this phrase, hindsight is 20/20, when talking about things we regret or things that weren’t the best decision, but we didn’t realize it at the time we only understand it later.Īnother reason I’m teaching you this phrase is that I don’t want you to have regrets about your English learning. It wasn’t obvious when she was in the middle of it, but it’s obvious now that she’s looking back on it in the past. So when we look back on situations in the past, we see things clearly that were not clear to us at the time.īack when your sister was in the relationship, she couldn’t see her boyfriend’s flaws – but now, months or years later, it’s obvious to her that her ex-boyfriend was problematic. The word hindsight refers to looking back or reflecting on things in the past, and 20/20 refers to perfect vision. This expression means: It’s easier to analyze and evaluate situations when we’re looking back on them in the past, than when we’re in the present moment. Later, they broke up – meaning the relationship ended – and nowadays, your sister says to you, “I can’t believe I dated such a terrible guy!”Īnd you could reply, “Well, hindsight is always 20/20.” He was manipulative and rude, and he didn’t treat her well, but she was in love with him at the time.
Let’s say in the past, your sister dated a guy who wasn’t very nice to her. Let me give you an example situation of when you might use this phrase.
It’s now the year 2020, so I thought this would be an interesting phrase to teach you!
Hello students! It’s Shayna from, and today I’m going to explain an interesting expression, and that is “hindsight is 20/20” or sometimes people say “hindsight is always 20/20.” Learn more about Espresso English courses
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