dab hand
dab hand · dab hands
спец, дока, мастак
An expert; a very skilled personAn expert; a very skilled person.
» Tom is a dab hand at cooking.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)An expert; a very skilled person.
She's a dab hand in the kitchen.
спе́цspéc, до́каdóka, маста́кmasták
Examples
3 sentencesTom is a dab hand at cooking.
Jo is a dab hand at wallpapering.
ruДжо — мастер клеить обои.
deJo versteht sich aufs Tapezieren.
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.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
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 handsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddab-handed