легок на подъем

• ЛЕГОК (ЛЕГКИЙ) НА ПОДЪЕМ coll

[AdjP; subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or modif (long-form var. only)]

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1. a person who is ready to go anywhere at any time:

- X легок на подъем{{}}≈ X is always ready to get up and go;

- X can (will) go at the drop of a hat;

- (in limited contexts] X is always ready to pack up and go.

     ♦ Он МОЛОД, легок на подъем, ему ничего не стоит переехать на новое место. He is young and always ready to pack up and go. moving to a new place is nothing to him.

2. a person who readily undertakes or engages in various activities, who is quick to seize the opportunity to participate in sth.:

- X легок на подъем{{}}≈ X is ready and willing;

- X is quick off the mark.

     ♦ ...Есть роды, где часто рождаются мудрые, а есть роды, где часто рождаются хитрые, и есть роды, легкие на подъем... (Искандер 5). There were clans where the wise were often born, and there were clans where the sly were often born, and there were clans that were quick off the mark.. (5a)