be\ a\ good\ hand\ at

be\ a\ good\ hand\ at
v. phr.
To be talented, gifted, or skilled in some activity.

Florian is a good hand at both gardening and building.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • good hand — If you are a good hand at something, you do it well …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • be a good hand at — {v. phr.} To be talented, gifted, or skilled in some activity. * /Florian is a good hand at both gardening and building./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • be a good hand at — {v. phr.} To be talented, gifted, or skilled in some activity. * /Florian is a good hand at both gardening and building./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • good hand — diligent worker, industrious worker …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hand-eye coordination — UK US noun [uncountable] the ability to do things that involve your hands and eyes working together, for example catching a ball, passing something through a needle, or drawing pictures Thesaurus: skill, talent and abilitysynonym * * * noun… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hand n — 1) Why is sex like a game of bridge? If you have a good hand, you don t need a partner. 2) What part of a clock is always old? The second hand. set foot, handmade adj, get out of hand, handsomely adv, off handedly adv …   English expressions

  • Hand — (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hand bag — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hand basket — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hand bell — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”