Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK)An expert; a very skilled person.

    She's a dab hand in the kitchen.

    спе́цspéc, до́каdóka, маста́кmasták

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is a dab hand at cooking.

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  2. Jo is a dab hand at wallpapering.

    ruДжо — мастер клеить обои.

    deJo versteht sich aufs Tapezieren.

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  3. Jo's a dab hand at wallpapering; she'll have the living room done in no time.

    deTapezieren kann Jo. Mit dem Wohnzimmer ist die in Null Komma nix fertig.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an expert:

Origin

From dab (“ an expert; an adept”) + hand.

From dab (“ an expert; an adept”) + hand.

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Forms

plural: dab hands
Singulardab hand
Pluraldab hands

regular

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddab-handed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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