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  • like a steel trap — See: MIND LIKE A STEEL TRAP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • like a steel trap — See: MIND LIKE A STEEL TRAP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind like a steel trap — {n. phr.} A very quick and understanding mind, which is quick to catch an idea. * /Henry is not fond of sports, but he has a mind like a steel trap./ * /A successful lawyer must have a mind like a steel trap./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind like a steel trap — {n. phr.} A very quick and understanding mind, which is quick to catch an idea. * /Henry is not fond of sports, but he has a mind like a steel trap./ * /A successful lawyer must have a mind like a steel trap./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind\ like\ a\ steel\ trap — n. phr. A very quick and understanding mind, which is quick to catch an idea. Henry is not fond of sports, but he has a mind like a steel trap. A successful lawyer must have a mind like a steel trap …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have a mind like a steel trap — to be able to think very quickly, clearly and intelligently. She ll be a brilliant lawyer she has a mind like a steel trap …   New idioms dictionary

  • steel trap — noun 1. an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well known sharpness of steel traps) (Freq. 1) he s as sharp as a steel trap a mind like a steel trap • Hypernyms: ↑acuteness, ↑acuity, ↑sharpness, ↑keenness 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • trap — See: MIND LIKE A STEEL TRAP, SAND TRAP, SPEED TRAP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • trap — See: MIND LIKE A STEEL TRAP, SAND TRAP, SPEED TRAP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • trap — See: mind like a steel trap, sand trap, speed trap …   Словарь американских идиом

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