[as] smart as a whip

Fuente de la expresión
Collins Dictionary
Estructura completa
to be [as] smart as a whip
Variantes
to be [as] [smart as paint, whip-smart, one smart apple]
Contexto
And uncle Nate jest spoke right up, smart as a whip, and said,
‘Old-fashioned ways was good enough for him: blows wus made before turners, and he
should blow it out.’
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
Marietta Holley
Título de la fuente
Sweet Cicely Or Josiah Allen as a Politician
Año
1885
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=PLcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=%22smart+as+a+whip% 22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7zYXv7LntAhVj8uAKHQMCCnsQ6AEwCXoECAcQAg#v=o nepage&q=%22smart%20as%20a%20whip%22&f=false
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente