What does “wear one's learning lightly” mean?
Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about.

What does “wear one's learning lightly” mean?

Question

What does “wear one's learning lightly” mean?
Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about.

What does “wear one's learning lightly” mean?

Answer

I'm pleased to see that you've corrected your question, Ton.

And as Michael explained to you earlier today, it means that the learned person behaves in a modest, unpretentious manner and doesn't 'show off' about how much they know.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!