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Definition of dab hand in English: dab handnoundab ˈhandˈdæb ˌhænd British informal A person who is an expert at a particular activity. 〈英，非正式〉能手，内行 Tony is a dab hand at golf 利亚姆是高尔夫球好手。 Example sentencesExamples - I've backed a few horses in my time and I'm a dab hand on the penny falls, but card games are different.
- The show was often very funny and Adams proved a dab hand at physical comedy.
- Besides cutting hair and shaving men, he was a dab hand at sharpening old style cut throat razors, as well as scissor sharpening.
- A seasoned seafood eater, I am a dab hand with the claw crushers and it wasn't long before bits of shell were flying all over the restaurant.
- A founder member and honorary life member of Sutton Art Club, Ernest is surprisingly also a dab hand at cake decorating.
- Unless you are a dab hand with sticky tape and card board cut outs, the Easter holidays can be a long break, trying to entertain the children.
- Unlike his dad, Kyle is a prolific striker and is also a dab hand at golf.
- He's a paediatrician, not a cook, but in the last year, during his stay in Malawi, he's become a dab hand around the kitchen.
- John was a dab hand at transport and logistics and I was an expert with maps.
- Those who are a dab hand with the paintbrush can update a piece of wooden furniture, such as a chair or side table, with jet-black gloss.
- Even if you're a dab hand in the kitchen, it's worth writing a plan of action down in case you have a few too many sherries and lose your normal sense of control.
- Margaret admits that while Cuan proved himself a dab hand at mowing lawns, washing windows and doing little odd jobs last year, this year she doesn't ask him to do anything round the house.
- It turns out that they had received an anonymous letter claiming that I was a dab hand with photoshop and had deliberately altered the photo!
- The young chef is a dab hand at chargrilled beef with square-cut chips and watercress sauce, perfect grilled trout, raspberry and yogurt bavarois and passion fruit coulis.
- The internationally renowned chef at Manchester's acclaimed Chinese restaurant is a dab hand at dealing with woks of boiling oil, and knows all about safety in the kitchen.
- Margery worked as a clerk for British Rail and was a dab hand at shorthand and typing.
- With the horticulture marquee, floral art marquee and display marquee, there should be something on site to appeal to every visitor, be they a dab hand in the garden or a complete novice.
- Daughter of Joe and Margaret, Donna only recently took up the sport but immediately proved a dab hand at getting her shots on target.
- He was also a keen pool player and a dab hand at cards.
- Since graduating, Mr Wildman has become a dab hand at using the Internet, word processing and especially emailing.
Synonyms expert, adept, genius, master, past master, master hand, maestro, virtuoso, professional, doyen, old hand, authority, pundit, prodigy, grandmaster, champion, star
OriginEarly 19th century: from dab, a 17th-century slang term meaning ‘skilled person, expert’, of unknown origin. Definition of dab hand in US English: dab handnounˈdæb ˌhændˈdab ˌhand British informal A person who is an expert at a particular activity. 〈英，非正式〉能手，内行 Tony is a dab hand at golf 利亚姆是高尔夫球好手。 Example sentencesExamples - Unless you are a dab hand with sticky tape and card board cut outs, the Easter holidays can be a long break, trying to entertain the children.
- Those who are a dab hand with the paintbrush can update a piece of wooden furniture, such as a chair or side table, with jet-black gloss.
- Since graduating, Mr Wildman has become a dab hand at using the Internet, word processing and especially emailing.
- With the horticulture marquee, floral art marquee and display marquee, there should be something on site to appeal to every visitor, be they a dab hand in the garden or a complete novice.
- Unlike his dad, Kyle is a prolific striker and is also a dab hand at golf.
- John was a dab hand at transport and logistics and I was an expert with maps.
- The young chef is a dab hand at chargrilled beef with square-cut chips and watercress sauce, perfect grilled trout, raspberry and yogurt bavarois and passion fruit coulis.
- I've backed a few horses in my time and I'm a dab hand on the penny falls, but card games are different.
- Daughter of Joe and Margaret, Donna only recently took up the sport but immediately proved a dab hand at getting her shots on target.
- A founder member and honorary life member of Sutton Art Club, Ernest is surprisingly also a dab hand at cake decorating.
- It turns out that they had received an anonymous letter claiming that I was a dab hand with photoshop and had deliberately altered the photo!
- The internationally renowned chef at Manchester's acclaimed Chinese restaurant is a dab hand at dealing with woks of boiling oil, and knows all about safety in the kitchen.
- Besides cutting hair and shaving men, he was a dab hand at sharpening old style cut throat razors, as well as scissor sharpening.
- Even if you're a dab hand in the kitchen, it's worth writing a plan of action down in case you have a few too many sherries and lose your normal sense of control.
- Margaret admits that while Cuan proved himself a dab hand at mowing lawns, washing windows and doing little odd jobs last year, this year she doesn't ask him to do anything round the house.
- He's a paediatrician, not a cook, but in the last year, during his stay in Malawi, he's become a dab hand around the kitchen.
- He was also a keen pool player and a dab hand at cards.
- The show was often very funny and Adams proved a dab hand at physical comedy.
- Margery worked as a clerk for British Rail and was a dab hand at shorthand and typing.
- A seasoned seafood eater, I am a dab hand with the claw crushers and it wasn't long before bits of shell were flying all over the restaurant.
Synonyms expert, adept, genius, master, past master, master hand, maestro, virtuoso, professional, doyen, old hand, authority, pundit, prodigy, grandmaster, champion, star
OriginEarly 19th century: from dab, a 17th-century slang term meaning ‘skilled person, expert’, of unknown origin. |