a safe pair of hands
1safe pair of hands — A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands …
2safe pair of hands — Brit : someone who can be trusted with responsibility or a job The next leader of the party should be a safe pair of hands. • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …
3safe pair of hands — A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
4Safe pair of hands — A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands …
5(a) safe pair of hands — a safe pair of hands british phrase someone who you can trust to do something well and make no mistakes The new Chancellor is widely seen as a safe pair of hands. Thesaurus: people or things you can rely on or trustsynonym Main entry: pair * * *… …
6(a) safe pair of hands — British & Australian someone who you can trust to do an important job well without making mistakes. He s what this troubled club needs, a good, solid manager, a safe pair of hands …
7a safe pair of hands — British someone who you can trust to do something well and make no mistakes The new Chancellor is widely seen as a safe pair of hands …
8a safe pair of hands — Meaning A reliable, if somewhat dull, person who can be entrusted not to make a mistake with a task. Origin UK origin. Applied to politicians or diplomats who were given sensitive work that required careful handling …
9a safe pair of hands — someone who is capable or reliable. → hand …
10(a) pair of hands — a pair of ˈhands idiom (informal) a person who can do, or is doing, a job • We need an extra pair of hands if we re going to finish on time. • Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands …
