(be) fast on the draw

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• be slow on the draw — mainly American be quick on the draw to be fast at understanding or reacting to a situation. You re a bit slow on the draw aren t you? Can t you see the joke? …   New idioms dictionary

• be quick on the draw — to be fast at understanding or reacting to a situation. He was quick on the draw answering the reporter s questions …   New idioms dictionary

• slow on the draw — {adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty figuring things out. * /Poor Eric doesn t get very good grades in physics; when it comes to problem solving, he is rather slow on the draw./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• slow on the draw — {adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty figuring things out. * /Poor Eric doesn t get very good grades in physics; when it comes to problem solving, he is rather slow on the draw./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• quick on the draw — 1. Swift to draw a gun from its holster 2. Prompt in response or action • • • Main Entry: ↑quick * * * I very fast in taking one s gun from its holster ■ figurative very fast in acting or reacting II see …   Useful english dictionary

• quick\ on\ the\ draw — • quick on the trigger • trigger happy • quick on the draw adj. phr. 1. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. He s a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger. 2. informal Fast at answering questions or solving problems. In class… …   Словарь американских идиом

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• was quick on the draw — was fast in pulling the trigger, shot without first checking if it was necessary; reacted to quickly and severely …   English contemporary dictionary

• draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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