bright spark

English

Noun

bright spark (plural bright sparks)

(colloquial) A person who is intelligent, clever or quick-witted.
John's youngest is doing well at school. He's a bright spark, isn't he?

Translations

a clever person

French: tête (fr) f, flèche (fr) f
Maori: pūrātoke

Swedish: ljushuvud n

See also

smart cookie

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