sharp cookies
Astute, savvy individuals
Sharp cookies are clever, alert people who aren't easily fooled.
The phrase combines sharp (meaning mentally acute) with cookie (informal for person), emphasizing shrewdness: Those accountants are sharp cookies—they caught the discrepancy immediately.
Usually appears with a modifier like "pretty" or "real": She's one sharp cookie.
- brainyPossessing high intellect
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- intelligentHaving mental acuity
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- savvyPractical shrewdness
street-smart · keen · quick-witted · whip-smart · bright as a button · acumen · eagle-eyed · wit · clever · perceptiveness · bright spark · nobody's fool · brainiac · quick on the uptake · quick study · quick-thinking · ingenuity · observant