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Meaning of smart as a whip | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Very intelligent.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“He's a smart chap, though ——smart as a whip, and knows a horse, too. Takes after his uncle Hod there; and Hod's a deal smarter than Seth, if he'd only stick to something, or go in with somebody that would furnish the stick for him.”

CEFR level

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

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