(as) bright as a button

Intelligent and quick thinking. Ted's as bright as a button, so he'll find a solution to this problem. Of course Ellen is our valedictorian—she's bright as a button.

See also: bright, button

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*bright as a button

intelligent; quick-minded. (Usually used to describe children. *Also: as ~.) Why, Mrs. Green, your little girl is as bright as a button. You can't fool Jane. She may be only six years old, but she's bright as a button.

See also: bright, button

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

bright as a button

mainly BRITISH

If someone is as bright as a button, they are intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful. She was as bright as a button. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK. She was in at lunch-time, bright as a button, chatting to that gentleman.

See also: bright, button

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

as bright as a button

intelligently alert and lively. informal

There is a play here on bright in its Old English sense of ‘shiny’ (like a polished metal button) and bright in its transferred sense of ‘quick-witted’, found since the mid 18th century.

See also: bright, button

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(as) bright as a ˈbutton

(British English) clever and lively: That child’s as bright as a button! OPPOSITE: (as) thick as two short planks

See also: bright, button

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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释义	(as) bright as a button (as) bright as a button Intelligent and quick thinking. Ted's as bright as a button, so he'll find a solution to this problem. Of course Ellen is our valedictorian—she's bright as a button. See also: bright, button Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bright as a button intelligent; quick-minded. (Usually used to describe children. Also: as ~.) Why, Mrs. Green, your little girl is as bright as a button. You can't fool Jane. She may be only six years old, but she's bright as a button. See also: bright, button McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. bright as a button mainly BRITISH If someone is as bright as a button, they are intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful. She was as bright as a button. If it had been her running the company, it might still be OK. She was in at lunch-time, bright as a button, chatting to that gentleman. See also: bright, button Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. as bright as a button intelligently alert and lively. informal There is a play here on bright in its Old English sense of ‘shiny’ (like a polished metal button) and bright in its transferred sense of ‘quick-witted’, found since the mid 18th century. See also: bright, button Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (as) bright as a ˈbutton (British English) clever and lively: That child’s as bright as a button! OPPOSITE: (as) thick as two short planks See also: bright, button Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: as bright as a button bright as a button be as bright as a button (as) sharp as a whip (as) sharp as a needle (as) sharp as a tack bright bright and breezy be bright and breezy breezy
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