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Meaning of sharp as a tack | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Very intelligent.

colloquial, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“When Mum died at ninety she was still as sharp as a tack. Everything else wore out.”
“But Ophelia was smart. Sharp as a tack. Everybody in the firm knew it.”
“Dr. Anthony Fauci, national infectious disease guru, is five months my senior, sharp as a tack even under withering political fire;”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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