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dab hand

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dab hand
n.
A person skilled in a particular activity; an expert: a dab hand at gardening.
dab hand
n
Brit informal a person who is particularly skilled at something; expert a dab hand at chess
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dab hand
noun (Brit. informal) expert, master, ace (informal), buff (informal), wizard, adept, whizz (informal), boffin (Brit. informal), hotshot (informal), past master, maven (U.S.), fundi (S. African), dabster (dialect) She was a dab hand at solving difficult puzzles.


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Does my dab hand with griddlecakes mean I was born to yodel?
Step aside! by Sutton, Roger / The Horn Book Magazine
The versatile Lowry proves a dab hand at the animal saga, here chronicling the up-from-the-gutter story of Keeper, formerly and variously known as Lucky, Pal, and The Dog.
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No problem is solved through violence against another; the world is populated by people of all colors; some animal characters are "she" -- and not just the small ones; fathers take care of children, and Granny is a dab hand with a screwdriver.
Ten Small Tales by Ellis, Sarah / The Horn Book Magazine
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