no flies on

idiom

chiefly British, informal
used to describe someone as quick to understand things and not easily fooled
That chap is brilliant—there are no flies on him.

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“No flies on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20flies%20on. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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