Is there an idiom to describe someone who is clever and quick-witted?
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2There are hundreds of expressions, could you whittle down your request? Are you looking for a positive or negative expression? Formal or slang? Funny or insulting? Complimentary or derogatory/pejorative?– Mari-Lou AAug 29, 2015 at 10:15
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No reply? Then I'll presume the OP has vanished into thin air, and recommend that users close this question as being too broad.– Mari-Lou AAug 29, 2015 at 10:53
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2Related: 1. What is a word in English that means “able to learn new things quickly”? 2 What's a word to describe someone who thinks quick? 3 Word for someone seeming deep and intelligent, but not really being that– Mari-Lou AAug 29, 2015 at 11:16
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4 A single word that means “mental reaction speed”?. 5 A positive way to describe a know it all. 6 A laudatory expression for an expert in grammar– Mari-Lou AAug 29, 2015 at 11:20
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6 An idiom to describe someone who thinks he/she is wiser than others. 7 classy sassy and a bit smart assy. 8 Pejorative term for graduate student– Mari-Lou AAug 29, 2015 at 11:26
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A common idiom is : (as) sly as a fox and (cunning as a fox:)
Cliché smart and clever.
- My nephew is as sly as a fox. You have to be cunning as a fox to outwit me.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.