Ser más listo que el hambre

ROBINDESBOIS · #1 July 29, 2009, 11:15 AM

English?

EmpanadaRica · #2 July 29, 2009, 04:38 PM

My (non-native) two cents:

Perhaps:

'Sharp as a needle'
'He/ she is one smart cookie' (more usual for women maybe?)
'Smart as a whip'

Quote:

smart as a whip - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/smart+as+a+whip

**Rusty** · #3 July 30, 2009, 06:05 PM

All good contributions, EmpanadaRica.

Here's another:
To be as smart as they come

poli · #4 July 30, 2009, 07:05 PM

I hear "sharp as a tack " and never "sharp as a needle", but these terms may be regional.

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