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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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