A quick study is someone who learns very fast. You would say "he's a quick study" if you're training someone and they really catch on well. It means someone who's really smart.
"Hit the books."
It's not an idiom. The definition of "at stake" is what is being risked in the situation or venture. A stake is a share or ownership in something.
The idiom "bone up" means to study intensively or improve one's understanding of a subject. In this context, it means that he made an effort to enhance his vocabulary before the test by studying diligently.
The idiom "shell out" means to pay a sum of money, usually unwillingly or with reluctance. It implies spending money on something, often more than anticipated or desired.
There is no literal idiom -- an idiom is a phrase that seems to mean one thing but actually means something else. The word "literal" means to take the words exactly as they seem to be.An idiom is a phrase particular to a language that is accepted for its figurative meaning, as in "That amazing shot blew me away." Everyone understands that this person means he was amazed. A literal idiom would be the usually humorous thing that happens when you take the idiom for its word for word, not accepted, meaning. That would mean that somehow the amazing shot actually created the air mass necessary to blow this guy away.
It's not an idiom. It means exactly what it says: "quick" means fast or rapid, "curse" means speak scathingly or angrily; "your lot" is your fate in life.
Someone who is quick to come back with a witty, smart, or brilliant answer.
The idiom "quick as greased lightning" means extremely fast or rapid, like lightning that is slick and fast due to being lubricated with grease. It is used to describe someone or something that moves or acts very quickly.
"Hit the books."
First, when you see the phrase AS ___ AS ___ it is A Simile instead of an idiom. It is easy to figure out the meaning of a simile. Water flows quickly, so the simile means that whatever it is, it's as fast as water flowing.
I can help you with your study by taking a quick anonymus study.
It's not really an idiom. It means "what are you thinking about."
RFP is not an idiom. It's an abbreviation.
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
If someone says the phrase "I think I'll snatch a few winks, it means that the person is going to have a quick nap or snooze.
It's not an idiom. It means the tip of your nostril.
idiom means expression like a page in a book