smart as a whip



smart as a whip

Very intelligent or clever, as in Little Brian is smart as a whip; he's only three and already learning to read. This simile alludes to the sharp crack of a whip. [Mid-1900s] Also see mind like a steel trap.
See also: smart, whip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naranbaatar-Mongolian
Lin-Chinese
Sigi-German
PaytonPAY-tənEnglish (Modern)
Hovo-Armenian
Robertoro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese