English Explanatory Dictionary

on the uptake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. In understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".

Pronunciation

En-au-on the uptake.ogg

Word forms

on the uptake
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