Meaning of sharp as a tack | Babel Free
Definitions
Very intelligent.
colloquial, not-comparable
Equivalents
Polski
nie w ciemię bity
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.