amateur hour »
A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
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brown thumb »
Lack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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go through the mill »
To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.
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green thumb »
A natural skill for gardening.
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green thumb »
A person with this skill.
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have a green thumb »
A person with a green thumb, a natural skill for gardening.
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have a way with »
To be skilled, adept, or graceful in something.
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hide one's light under a bushel »
For a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.
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hold a candle »
To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.
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hot on »
Skilled at.
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it's not what you know but who you know »
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know
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jack of all trades, master of none »
A master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.
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jack of all trades, master of none »
A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
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legal beagle »
A skillful and adroit attorney.
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legal eagle »
A skillful and adroit attorney.
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legwork »
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
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long goodbye »
Nickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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lose one's touch »
To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.
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managerial inbreeding »
Bad management, caused by managers making poor selection choices in recruitment, rewards, and promotions of the staff that report to them, leading to another generation of managers who lack the necessary skill sets to reward and promote the most effective staff.
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old hat »
Something with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.
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one-trick pony »
A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic.
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people person »
Someone who is happier or more skilled at dealing with people rather than things or concepts.
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pinch-hit »
To do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.
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play Old Harry »
Blenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..
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rag the puck »
To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
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second nature »
A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.
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show off »
To exhibit; to demonstrate one's skill, talent, etc. for its own sake.
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smooth operator »
A person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc.
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smooth operator »
A skillful, manipulative person, con artist, or clever scoundrel.
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stickhandle »
To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
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try one's hand »
To attempt a skill, craft, or trade.
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