sharp

sharp

1. adjective, informal Impressively stylish and attractive. He looked so sharp in his new three-piece suit. A: "That is one sharp jacket!" B: "Thanks, I just got it!"
2. noun, informal One who uses guile and deception to cheat or swindle others, especially in gambling; a sharper. The card sharp ended up conning the people out of nearly $3,000. The notorious sharp came to know every trick possible in order to game the system in his favor.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sharp

1. mod. clever; intelligent. She’s sharp enough to see right through everything you say.
2. mod. good-looking; well-dressed. That’s a sharp set of wheels you got there.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) sharp as a needle
  • (as) sharp as a razor
  • (as) sharp as a steel trap
  • (as) sharp as a tack
  • (as) sharp as a whip
  • a short, sharp shock
  • all sharped up
  • at (some time) sharp
  • at some time sharp
  • back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp
  • be as sharp as a tack
  • better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)
  • bring (something) into sharp relief
  • casket sharp
  • have a mind as sharp as a steel trap
  • have a sharp tongue
  • keep a sharp lookout (for something or someone)
  • keep an eye out for
  • look lively/sharp
  • look sharp
  • not the sharpest knife in the drawer
  • not the sharpest pencil in the cup
  • not the sharpest tool in the box
  • not the sharpest tool in the shed
  • put (something) into sharp relief
  • razor-sharp
  • sharp
  • sharp as a needle
  • sharp as a razor
  • sharp as a tack
  • sharp cookie
  • sharp practice
  • sharp tongue
  • sharp wit
  • short sharp shock
  • short, sharp shock
  • the sharp end
  • throw (something) into sharp relief
  • throw into sharp relief
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"We are proud to be a Sharp dealer and look forward to strengthening our customer relationships by supplying the latest technology and comprehensive document solutions."
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Moving forward, Sharp Business Systems of Texas will offer its customers Sharp's award-winning line of advanced office products and solutions, including MFPs, display products, and applications for streamlining office workflow.
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5, 2012 (CENS) -- Hon Hai Precision will continue its talk with Sharp for shareholding investment in the latter, despite announcement by Sharp to accept 9.9 billion Japanese yen of fund from Qualcomm, the world's largest mobile-phone chipmaker, said a ranking official of Hon Hai, who refused to be identified, yesterday (Dec.
Hon Hai-Sharp investment talk will continue despite Sharp-Qualcomm alliance