idiom · neutral
be a quick study
UK/biː ə kwɪk ˈstʌdi/US/bi ə kwɪk ˈstʌdi/be·a·QUICK·STU·dy
speaking
to learn or understand new things quickly.
Examples
“He watched the demo once and mastered the task — he's a quick study.”
“Train her once — she's a quick study.”
“Employers like graduates who are quick studies because training time is shorter.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the lab I found her to be a quick study — she picked up the new techniques after only one demonstration.”
Collocations
- be a quick study at (something)
- prove to be a quick study
Word family
be a quick study idiomquick learner noun phrase
Common mistakes
be quick learner→be a quick learner / be a quick study
be a quick studying→be a quick study
Say it for a higher band
5fast→6quick learner→7+be a quick study
Synonyms
quick learner
Easily confused
quick learner
“Despite little experience, she became a quick learner and adapted fast.”
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