Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
quick on the uptake
Meaning:
to be quick to understand something
Example:
The student is quick on the uptake and understands most scientific theories quickly.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.