safe pair of hands

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)
    — His fielding in the outfield in the early part of his career impressed me, if anything, more than his batting or bowling, for he was a beautiful thrower. ... He could run like a deer and had a very safe pair of hands.
  2. A player who has this ability. metonymically
    — the veteran shot-stopper has proved to be a safe, capable pair of hands over the years
  3. An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic. figuratively
    — 1998 Thody, Philip Malcolm Waller The Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities (Routledge) p.34 →ISBN The solid, reliable Monsieur Pompidou was there, as safe a pair of hands as the most timorous bourgeois could wish for

词形变化

safe pairs of hands plural

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近义词
good hands
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