quick on the uptake
Able to readily understand thingsAble to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
» Tom's pretty quick on the uptake.
Tom hat eine recht schnelle Auffassungsgabe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(idiomatic)Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
Examples
3 sentencesTom's pretty quick on the uptake.
deTom hat eine recht schnelle Auffassungsgabe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A clever man is always quick in the uptake.
ruУмный понимает с полуслова. — al_ex_an_der
He's a good kid - very quick on the uptake and he does whatever needs to be done.
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