smart as paint

English

Pronunciation
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Adjective

smart as paint (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very smart in appearance.
  2. (simile) Very intelligent.
    • Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      'But now, you look here: you're young, you are, but you're as smart as paint. I see that when I set my eyes on you, and I'll talk to you like a man.'
    • Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding
      'You have to be as smart as paint to keep this Puddin' in order. He's that artful, lawyers couldn't manage him.'
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.