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You give him credit for too much cleverness. My impression was that he's just another blundering American.
— Casablanca • 1942
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker rejects the idea that a certain man is cunning. In their impression he is nothing special, merely one more clumsy American stumbling about. The remark is condescending, and it assumes carelessness where the listener suspects skill.
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