Tag: slow on the uptake
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Slow on the uptake
Phrase: Slow/quick on the uptake Some people are quick on the uptake. They can walk into a room, read the situation and understand what’s going on almost instantly. Then others are slow on the uptake. For example, if you walk into a room and everyone suddenly walks out, you have a problem. No, it wasn’t…
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Play someone like a fiddle
Idiom: Play (someone) like a fiddle You may be able to play the fiddle and play someone like a fiddle. However, just because you can play the fiddle doesn’t mean you can play someone like a fiddle. Then again, you may play someone like a fiddle but not play the fiddle itself. Confused? OK, go…
