have a mind as sharp as a steel trap



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?
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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Priyanka-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
Gjorgji-Macedonian
Ercanbald-Ancient Germanic
TosiaTAW-shahPolish
Bastienbas-TYAWNFrench
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish