sharp as a tack

[sharp as a tack] {adj. phr.}

1. Very neatly and stylishly dressed

* /That new boy always looks sharp as a tack in class./

2. Very intelligent; smart; quick-witted.

* /Tom is sharp as a tack; he got 100 on every test./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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