Angela
whip-smart?
I searched it on Google and found another phrase "smart as a whip". I guess both of them mean intelligent but I don't know what "whip" means here. I cannot associate any meaning of "whip" in the dictionary with "smartness" or "intelligence." Could you please help me? Thanks.
2011年11月25日 03:01
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Smart also means energetic and quick in movement - like snapping a whip. It is a slight play on words. Smart as a whip means having unusual and quick intelligence.
So the "smart" of a whip - energetic and quick - is replaced by the other meaning of smart - intelligent.
2011年11月25日
when somebody gets hit with a whip, we say it really "smarts" (idiomatic expression)
this is an English expression. give Sharp pain= "smarts" it is just an expression we use....
not sure if you are familiar with this
2011年11月25日
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