a mile wide and an inch deep


impressive at first but with experience, found to be stupid or unimaginative
“that john kerry seems to have gravitas.”
“he’s a mile wide and an inch deep.”
said of a person’s knowledge, intelligence or, in some cases, opinion. put another way, you’re saying the person knows a lot about everything, but nothing about a given topic.
“that sarah palin sure knows foreign policy!”
“she’s all talking points. her knowledge is a mile wide and an inch deep.”

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