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quick on the uptake
quick to understand
If someone is quick on the uptake, they understand new ideas or information quickly.
Hear it in real life
Did Tom understand the new software?
Yes, he was very quick on the uptake.
Mina is quick on the uptake, so she only needed one demonstration.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She is quick on ‸ uptake.
Say: She is quick on the uptake.
The fixed expression includes the article "the" before "uptake."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be quick on the uptake; be quicker on the uptake than someone
Your turn: say it out loud
Mina is quick on the uptake, so she only needed one demonstration.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
quick on the uptake
quick to understand
“Mina is quick on the uptake, so she only needed one demonstration.”
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