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
Pandora	pan-DAWR-ə (English)	Greek Mythology
Neda (1)	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Edda (1)	ED-dah	Italian
Rosamond	['rɔzəmənd]
Eliseo	e-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian