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- mind like a steel trap, have a
mind like a steel trap, have a
mind like a steel trap, have a
Be very quick to understand something, as in Aunt Ida may be old, but she still has a mind like a steel trap. This simile likens the snapping shut of an animal trap to a quick mental grasp.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sakshi | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
Lucyna | | luw-TSI-nah | Polish |
Igon | | - | Basque |
Euphemia | | yoo-FEM-ee-ə (English) | Ancient Greek, English (Archaic) |
Reino | | RAY-no | Finnish |
Rabab | | - | Arabic |