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
GalenGAY-lənEnglish
RaffaelRAH-fah-elGerman
Dorotadaw-RAW-tah (Polish)Polish, Czech, Slovak
Evelienay-və-LEENDutch
Sayakasah-yah-kahJapanese
Tonino-Italian