bright spark

English

Noun

bright spark (plural bright sparks)

1. (colloquial, also ironic) A person who is intelligent, clever or quick-witted.

   John's youngest is doing well at school. He's a bright spark, isn't he?

Translations

a clever person

• French: tête (fr) f, flèche (fr) f
• Maori: pūrātoke
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• Swedish: ljushuvud n

See also

• clever clogs
• smart cookie

References

• “bright spark”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.