quick study

[quick on the trigger] or [trigger happy] {adj. phr.} 1. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. * /He's a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger./ 2. {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

touch to the quick

[touch to the quick] {v. phr.} To hurt someone's feelings very deeply; offend. * /His remark about her lack of education touched her to the quick./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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хвататься за соломинку

[хвататься за соломинку] {v. phr.} [khva`tattsya za so`lominku] - to catch at a straw, to clutch at […]

R. Geis

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pack rat

[pack rat] {n.}, {informal} A person who cannot part with old, useless objects; an avid collector of useless things; a junk […]

pass up

[pass up] {v.} To let (something) go by; refuse. * /Mary passed up the dessert because she was on a diet./ * /John was […]