have a mind as sharp as a steel trap

Fig. to be very intelligent. She's a smart kid. Has a mind as sharp as a steel trap. They say the professor has a mind as sharp as a steel trap, but then why can't he figure out which bus to take in the morning?

See also: have, mind, sharp, steel, trap

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dike	-	Greek Mythology
Jeremy	['dʒerimi]
Thaddaios	-	Biblical Greek
Darius	də-RIE-əs (English), DER-ee-əs (English), DAR-ee-əs (English)	English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Lucette	-	French
Gowri	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada