smart cookie
Nobody's fool
A smart cookie is a clever or shrewd person, someone who catches on quickly and handles situations well: She figured out the loophole in five minutes—smart cookie.
The phrase is mildly informal and often affectionate, suggesting practical intelligence rather than book learning.
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
- quick on the uptakeFast to understand
- brainiacExceptionally intelligent person
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- cleverShowing mental quickness
astute · bright · bright spark · mastermind · brain trust · wisecracker · wise guy · genius · intelligent · perceptive · canny · prodigy · quick-thinking · troubleshooter · insightful · strategist · innovator · savvy
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- Mind Idiomssharp mind, open mind, quick wit, bird brain, pea brain
- Smartsintelligent, genius, gifted, brilliant, clever