#clever clogs

Watching Peppa with my toddler niece, and this being the only show she wants to watch when I babysit for her, I am curious to draw a few more of the characters in my style.

British Idioms           Clever Clogs

I have been accused of being one of these, so I do think it worthy of explaining to non-native English speakers. 

noun (UK informal)

 /ˈklev.ə ˌklɒɡz/ 

1. Someone who is very clever, usually in a way that is slightly annoying

eg:  It's amazing what these clever clogs have come up with.[ as form of address ] Go on, clever clogs, tell us how to do it!

Thoughts about the origins of the phrase go back to the industrial revolution or earlier; one version of it is “clever boots” which got modified when applied to farm workers and mill labourers who wore clogs instead of expensive leather shoes or boots. 

It’s World Book Day! Clever Clogs launches a Series of Nigerian-themed Children’s Books

To mark the celebration of the International World Book Day, Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi, publisher and founder of literature book publication company Clever Clogs, has announced the launch of a sequence of Nigerian-themed children picture books.

The picture books which include The Tobi Series, Kob the Antelope and Diary of a Toddler focus on themes that help to develop an avid reading culture…

My little clever clogs, is the cleverest of clever clogs. Even though we really hate house cleaning day!