quick study
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quick study
noun quick studies
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One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.
Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department.
Opposite: slow study
- An actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time. 'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confounded quick study, that's one comfort.'
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quick, study.
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