meaning of "To be quick on the uptake"

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-42 “Consider this”, question 8

Her ability to … facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

(a) consumer
(b) consumption
(c) consume
(d) consuming

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-42 “Consider this”, answer 8

Her ability to consume facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

Correct answer: (c) consume
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Does “consume” here mean to calculate?

rich7

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If you have the ability to consume facts and figures quickly, you are [color=blue]quick on the uptake, that means, you are able to absorb and digest information fast.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: Waterfall[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Hi, Torsten !

I consulted a dictionary (Lingvo) and there that phrase is written as “to be quick in the uptake”
Is your version grammatical as well ?

Thanks

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Hi Lost Soul

The expression is “quick on the uptake”. Your dictionary apparently has a typographical error.

Amy