quick on the uptake

Variant of uptake

uptake definition

up·take (up′tāk′)

noun

  1. the act of taking up; a drawing up, absorbing, etc.
    1. a pipe carrying smoke and gases from a furnace to its chimney
    2. a ventilating shaft or pipe
uptake Idioms

quick (or slow) on the uptake

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Informal quick (or slow) to understand or comprehend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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