- be a poor hand at
- {v. phr.} To be inept, untalented, or clumsy in some activity. * /Archibald is a poor hand at tennis so no one wants to play with him./ Contrast: BE A GOOD HAND AT.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
be a poor hand at
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be a poor hand at — {v. phr.} To be inept, untalented, or clumsy in some activity. * /Archibald is a poor hand at tennis so no one wants to play with him./ Contrast: BE A GOOD HAND AT … Dictionary of American idioms
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