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• quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• slow on the uptake — not able to understand something quickly. I tried to explain how the new software works to my manager, but he s a little slow on the uptake. Usage notes: also used in the form quick on the uptake able to understand something quickly: He was quick …   New idioms dictionary

• quick — [[t]kwɪ̱k[/t]] ♦ quicker, quickest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed. You ll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours... I think I m a reasonably quick learner... Europe has… …   English dictionary

• uptake — [[t]ʌ̱pteɪk[/t]] 1) N SING: usu with supp A person s uptake of something is the amount of it that they use. [TECHNICAL] The drug increases the number of red cells in the blood, enhancing oxygen uptake by 10 percent. ...research in relation to the …   English dictionary

• quick — quick1 W2S1 [kwık] adj comparative quicker superlative quickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short time)¦ 2¦(fast)¦ 3¦(no delay)¦ 4¦(clever)¦ 5 be quick 6 be quick to do something 7 quick fix 8 have a quick …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• quick — 1 /kwIk/ adjective 1 SHORT TIME continuing or existing for only a short time: I just have to make a quick phone call. | John had a quick meal and then went out again. | That was quick! I thought you d be another hour. 2 FAST moving or happening… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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