master hand
Americannoun
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an expert.
a master hand at diplomacy.
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great expertness.
to show a master hand.
Etymology
Origin of master hand
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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One glance and you know no master hand directs .
From Time Magazine Archive
Muriel, for all its flaws, is another absorbing exercise in style by Director Alain Resnais, master hand of the new French cinema.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once, and once only, the master hand that carved her face had let the chisel slip.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
The mosaics were wholly composed of precious stones, and the paintings were executed in rich tints that told of a master hand.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
It was a rare thing to meet a cowpuncher who could not turn out biscuits of some degree of edibility, but we had a master hand.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis
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