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quick study
a person who is quick to learn things. (Compare this to slow study.) Jane, who is a quick study, caught the joke immediately and laughed before everyone else.
See also: quick

slow study

a person who is slow to learn things. (Compare this to a slow study.) Fred, who is a slow study, never caught on to the joke.
See also: slow

study for something

to try to learn in preparation for an examination. I have to study for my calculus exam. Have you studied for your exam yet?

study up on someone or something

to learn all one can about someone or something. I have to study up on Abraham Lincoln in preparation for my speech. John studied up on seashells.
See also: up

a quick study  (American informal)
someone who is able to learn things quickly He's a quick study and easily grasps all the details of a discussion.
See also: quick


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