smart as a whip
idiomatic phrase
: very smart or clever
a student who is smart as a whip
Our new puppy is as smart as a whip
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There are some people who are in their 70s, 80s, and 90s who are smart as a whip.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
Accra, Ghana -- Hauwa Adam is beautiful and smart as a whip.
—Eliza Anyangwe, CNN, 3 Sep. 2021
And from a soccer standpoint, Kreilach is smart as a whip, according to those who used to coach and play with him.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2021
Helen was a formula baby and has no allergies, has always been a healthy weight, no big sicknesses, slept through the night by 6 weeks, smart as a whip, and is just as in love with and attached to her mama as her breastfed friends are to theirs.
—Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 7 June 2021
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
Accra, Ghana -- Hauwa Adam is beautiful and smart as a whip.
—Eliza Anyangwe, CNN, 3 Sep. 2021
And from a soccer standpoint, Kreilach is smart as a whip, according to those who used to coach and play with him.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 July 2021
Helen was a formula baby and has no allergies, has always been a healthy weight, no big sicknesses, slept through the night by 6 weeks, smart as a whip, and is just as in love with and attached to her mama as her breastfed friends are to theirs.
—Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 7 June 2021
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“Smart as a whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart%20as%20a%20whip. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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