sharp as a tack en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Very intelligent.
But Ophelia was smart. Sharp as a tack. Everybody in the firm knew it.
2005, David E. Talbert, Love on the Dotted Line, page 12:When Mum died at ninety she was still as sharp as a tack. Everything else wore out.
1999, Tina Koch et al., Still Me, Wakefield Press, page 148:Dr. Anthony Fauci, national infectious disease guru, is five months my senior, sharp as a tack even under withering political fire;
2021 May 17, Jane E. Brody, “A Birthday Milestone: Turning 80!”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Relateds
not the sharpest tool in the box
Synonyms
knowledgeable · genius · intellectual · ingenious · whip-smart · intelligent · scholared · rational · piquant · clever · gifted · smart · keen · hivey · bright · savvy · quick on the uptake · quick · sharp · educated · brilliant · sagacious · talented · astute · quick-witted · wise · brainy
Translations (3)
pl nie w ciemię bity (very intelligent) · hu vág az esze, mint a borotva (very intelligent) · es más listo que el hambre (very intelligent)