Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Savvy
Savvy verb - To have a clear idea of.
Both terms in one sentence
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Also, in "The Studio Job", the villain is savvy enough to make sure none of the live mics right in front of him can pick up his whispered confession/threat to Elliot.
Source: Accidental Public Confession -
Thus, when she knocks over a water bottle and has to go after it, a savvy player will likely try to pick up her gun first.
Source: Stupidity Is the Only Option -
Parodied in a FoxTrot strip where a savvy theater manager convinces Jason and Marcus to pick up spilled popcorn to get advance tickets for the WarCraft movie by framing it as a faction quest.
Source: Alliance Meter
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