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The phrase "as a whip" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe something that acts as a tool for discipline or motivation, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "He used his authority as a whip to ensure everyone met their deadlines."
Alternatives: "as a tool for discipline" or "as a means of motivation".
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My wife is smart as a whip.
You know Michael, his tongue was sharp as a whip.
"He is smart as a whip," Hackett said.
"Steve is a quick study, smart as a whip.
"He was smart as a whip," said Mr. Auchincloss, 91.
Indeed, Mr. Beal seems sharp as a whip and not at all stoner-ish.
She never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip.
Smart as a whip, she possessed impressive analytical skills and a tremendous drive to produce results.
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Why, one wonders, did smart-as-a-whip Silda Spitzer stick with her hubby, Client No. 9,... and forgive him?
Miraculously, CrackDoubt tells me that she has never huffed so much as a Whip-It before.
In September 1993, Madonna embarked on The Girlie Show World Tour, in which she dressed as a whip-cracking dominatrix surrounded by topless dancers.
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