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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 |
|---|
| Josephine | | JO-sə-feen (English), yo-ze-FEE-nə (German) | English, German, Dutch |
| Nanny | | NAN-ee | English |
| Nickerson | | ['nikəsn] | |
| Ken'ichi | | ken-ee-chee | Japanese |
| Daedalus | | DED-ə-ləs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Serafina | | se-rah-FEE-nah (Polish) | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish |