a safe pair of hands

Значение

someone you can trust with an important job

Надёжный, компетентный человек, которому можно доверить важное дело.

Примеры

1. 1The committee wanted a safe pair of hands to run the festival.
2. 2Ben is a safe pair of hands, which is why he keeps the keys.
3. 3Whoever takes over the accounts must be a safe pair of hands, because one slip costs thousands.
4. 4They chose Maria because the board needed a safe pair of hands after the scandal.
5. 5Is Leo a safe pair of hands, or will he need checking every week?

Грамматика

Именная группа о человеке, обычно после be или need. pair в единственном числе, hands — во множественном.

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