slow on the draw

slow on the draw
slow on the draw
1. Lit. slow in drawing a gun. (Cowboy and gangster talk.) •

Bill got shot because he's so slow on the draw.

The gunslinger said, “I have to be fast. If I'm slow on the draw, I'm dead.”

2. and slow on the uptake Fig. slow to figure something out; slow-thinking. •

Sally didn't get the joke because she's sort of slow on the draw.

Bill—who's slow on the uptake—didn't get the joke until it was explained to him.

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{adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty figuring things out. * /Poor Eric doesn't get very good grades in physics; when it comes to problem-solving, he is rather slow on the draw./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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