Wise after the event

[Johnyxxx]

Hello,

Which idiom is used more?

"It is easy to be wise after the event."

"It is easy to be smart after the fact."


Thanks a lot.

 

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, the first is more common. "Smart", meaning "clever/wise" isn't used as much in BrE as it is in AmE.