скор на руку

• СКОР <СКОРЫЙ> НА РУКУ coll

[AdjP; subj compl with copula, subj: human (both variants), or modif (var. with long-form Adj); fixed WO]

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1. quick to harm or punish s.o. by striking him (with one's hand, a belt etc):

- quick with one's fists;

- quick to use the strap (the belt, the rod);

- [of a parent] quick to hit (spank, smack, whack, wallop etc) one's child (kids etc).

     ♦ Иван Петрович был скор на руку: узнав о драке, он сразу же отколотил Павлика, а потом уж стал разбираться, кто прав, кто виноват. Ivan Petrovich was quick to hit his kids: when he heard about the fight, he immediately whacked Pavlik and only then began looking into who was right and who was wrong.

2. quick in one's work, in making decisions, in accomplishing things etc:

- (one) gets things done (can do sth. etc) in no time flat;

- (one) makes (can make) short work of sth.

     ♦ Палатку у нас всегда разбивает Инна, так как она скора на руку. Inna's the one who always pitches our tent because she can do it in no time flat