- quick study
- `quick ,study noun count AMERICANsomeone who learns very quickly
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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quick study — {n. phr.} One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. * /Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study./ … Dictionary of American idioms
quick study — {n. phr.} One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. * /Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study./ … Dictionary of American idioms
quick study — noun someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge • Syn: ↑sponge • Hypernyms: ↑learner, ↑scholar, ↑assimilator * * * noun : one that can speedily lea … Useful english dictionary
quick study — noun one who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner I mustnt be cracking jokes though, for Ive got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I havent had time to look at it yet; Im a confounded quick… … Wiktionary
quick\ study — n. phr. One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study … Словарь американских идиом
quick study — See a quick study … English idioms
quick study — quick′ stud′y n. cvb a person who is able to learn or adapt to something in a short time or on short notice … From formal English to slang
quick study — 1. someone who is able to learn a new job or adjust to a new social environment in a short time. 2. an actor who can learn lines and become proficient in a role on short notice. * * * … Universalium
quick study — noun N. Amer. a person who adapts quickly and easily to a new job, situation, etc … English new terms dictionary
a quick study — a person who tries to learn much in a short time, a crash course When my wife was elected to city council, I became a quick study in municipal politics … English idioms
