Idiom
quick on the uptake
Meaning
Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She's quick on the uptake, so she learned fast.”
“The new intern is quick on the uptake and understood the software after just one demonstration.”
“Though he had never studied law, the witness proved quick on the uptake, grasping the barrister's subtle questions and answering with unexpected precision.”
Examples
simple
“She's quick on the uptake, so she learned fast.”
contextual
“The new intern is quick on the uptake and understood the software after just one demonstration.”
complex
“Though he had never studied law, the witness proved quick on the uptake, grasping the barrister's subtle questions and answering with unexpected precision.”
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