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IDIOM: a quick study (n)
MEANING: a person who learns new things
quickly and easily
EXAMPLE: "Marty is a quick study. I showed
her how to do that one time, and she's doing it better than I am!"
IDIOM: quite a few
MEANING: many; several; numerous
EXAMPLE: "Peter can't meet you after class.
He's got quite a few assignments he has to finish."
COMING SOON:
quack
quit while you're ahead