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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a clever lad" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a young boy or man who is intelligent or quick-witted.
Example: "Despite his young age, he proved to be a clever lad, solving complex problems with ease."
Alternatives: "a smart boy" or "an intelligent young man."
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He's a clever lad.
He was a clever lad who went to the grammar school, but in those days academic students dropped art, so Hockney failed exams deliberately.
The building blocks were there but he's a clever lad and has a good coaching team with him.
I explained it to him but he is a clever lad and understands that when you are on a yellow you can't make those kind of challenges".
Manager Terry Butcher said: "Martin is a clever lad and a good player who has made excellent progress through our youth set-up and we're pleased to have signed him on a first-team contract".
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Horrocks was a clever northern lad, who went to Cambridge.
He said: "There are a lot of really clever lads about the game it just seems most of the press focus on what footballers do wrong.
Very clever, lads, but we're under no obligation to enjoy watching it.
The utilities were thus left at the mercy of an extraordinarily tight spot market that, in turn, was highly vulnerable to manipulation by the clever lads at Enron.
Every so often, a particularly clever young lad would invent a game that no one had ever played before and distribute it as "zip-lock-ware"(floppy disks in plastic bags) and become quite successful.
"She was a clever woman".
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