as bright as a button

Related to as bright as a button: same old same old, get to the bottom of, To Say the Least

(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.

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.

词组	as bright as a button
释义	as bright as a button Related to as bright as a button: same old same old, get to the bottom of, To Say the Least (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. 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 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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