🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 2 months ago
Just know that this isn’t standard. Normally we say “smart as a whip“. 
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Mariia M.asked for translation 2 months ago
How to translate? (en-ru)
as smart as paint
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He's as smart as paint, that Foxy. He'll get himself out of that place, and away from the mess he's growing up in. ("The Copper Beech" by Maeve Binchy)
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Mariia M.added a comment 2 months ago
I think, it might be regional. The book is about life in a small town in Ireland during the 40s-60s.
🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 2 months ago
Ah, there you have it.
| Валерий |added a comment 2 months ago
Семи пядей во лбу/ума палата
reserveradded a comment 2 months ago
like in 'as sharp as a steel trap'
reserveradded a comment 2 months ago
Еще говорят 'Ума палата, а ключ к ней потерян' ))
Mariia M.added a comment 2 months ago
reserver, Валерий Данилин, "ума палата..." - это о человеке недалёком, но думающем, что он очень умный.
В моём примере, молодой человек (Foxy) действительно смышлёный.
reserveradded a comment 2 months ago
Mariia M. Да, но это в случае иронии или наличия продолжения. А в оригинале - похвала.