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a quick study
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someone who learns new skills or information very fast
Mainly American. British speakers more often say 'a fast learner'. It describes a person, so it needs 'a' or 'an'.
In context
Linh was a quick study and ran the whole checkout system after only two shifts.
You need to be a quick study to survive your first month at a start-up.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity