have/know all the answers
idiom
: to know the solution to every problem
He thinks he has/knows all the answers.
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Don’t push yourself to have all the answers yet — especially with Mercury still retrograde.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
Almost everyone who achieves a senior leadership role thinks they’re supposed to have all the answers.
—Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Especially when, as the department head, you’re expected to have all the answers.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
The Call To Action: Start Asking Now Boards aren’t expected to have all the answers but they are expected to ask the right questions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
Almost everyone who achieves a senior leadership role thinks they’re supposed to have all the answers.
—Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Especially when, as the department head, you’re expected to have all the answers.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
The Call To Action: Start Asking Now Boards aren’t expected to have all the answers but they are expected to ask the right questions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for have/know all the answers
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“Have/know all the answers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fknow%20all%20the%20answers. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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