sharp as a tack
English
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Adjective
editsharp as a tack (not comparable)
- (simile, colloquial) very intelligent
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligent
- 1999, Tina Koch et al., Still Me, Wakefield Press, page 148:
- When Mum died at ninety she was still as sharp as a tack. Everything else wore out.
- 2005, David E. Talbert, Love on the Dotted Line, page 12:
- But Ophelia was smart. Sharp as a tack. Everybody in the firm knew it.
Translations
editvery intelligent
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