to be experienced in sth

  • 1dip a toe into sth — dip a/your toe into sth ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are… …

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  • 2dip a/your toe into sth — ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are keen to dip your toes into… …

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  • 3dip your toe into sth — dip a/your toe into sth ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are… …

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  • 4have the measure of sb/sth — ► to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them: »The other team were experienced negotiators, but we had the measure of them. Main Entry: ↑measure …

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  • 5have the measure of sth — have the measure of sb/sth ► to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with them: »The other team were experienced negotiators, but we had the measure of them. Main Entry: ↑measure …

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  • 6turn sth to your advantage — ► to find a way of getting something positive out of a bad situation: »Experienced long term investors can turn an economic downturn to their advantage. Main Entry: ↑turn …

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  • 7ˌpick ˈup on sth — phrasal verb to notice something that is not very obvious These are mistakes that you would expect an experienced teacher to pick up on.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 8know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… …

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  • 9know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10fill — fill1 W1S1 [fıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become/make full)¦ 2¦(large thing/number)¦ 3¦(sound/smell/light)¦ 4¦(emotions)¦ 5¦(provide something)¦ 6¦(spend time)¦ 7¦(perform a job)¦ 8¦(crack/hole)¦ 9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face …

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