be slow on the uptake



be slow on the uptake

to be slow to understand new ideas I tried to explain the new database, but they were remarkably slow on the uptake.
See also: on, slow, uptake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jola-Polish
Itzhak-Hebrew
Bonaventurabo-nah-ven-TOO-rahItalian
Chidi-Western African, Igbo
Gwynedd-Welsh
JennJENEnglish