slow study | Idiomator

Meaning: (US,idiomatic)One who takes a long time to learn or understand things; a slow learner.Antonym:quick study1891November, Robert Louis Stevenson,Letter to W. Craibe Angus:I used to write as slow as judgment; now I write rather fast; but I am still 'aslow study,' and sit along while silent on my eggs. Unconscious thought, there is the only method: macerate your subject, let it boil slow, then take the lid off and look in —and there your stuff is, good or bad.1897August, Charles Egbert Craddock, “The Juggler”, inThe Atlantic Monthly, volume80, number478, page254:He does it so badly, and he is such aslow study, that I'm afraid the first act will break down if I don't give it some vim; afteryouare once on, the thing will go and I shan't care a red.1982, Kasey Michaels,The Belligerent Miss Boynton:I was always aslow study, imp, but I made my own decisions.2017, Vance G. Morgan,Freelance Christianity: Philosophy, Faith, and the Real World, page68:Although I'm a veryslow study, Annie Dillard's simple observation is beginning to seep in.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeslow,‎study.

Examples:

EN: What are you, a slow study or what?
ES: ¿Eres tonto o qué?
ID: Kau ini telmi atau apa?
EN: Yeah, he's a slow study.
ES: Sí, aprende despacio.
EN: I'm a slow study, and I know it's gonna take me a long time. But you can't quit simply because they're laughing at ya.
ES: Porque aprendo lento, y sé que me llevará mucho tiempo, pero no puedes dejar porque se ríen de ti.
EN: Its not slacking off Sis, I'm just a slow study.
ID: Bukannya aku malas, Kak. Aku hanya tidak berbakat.

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