Definitions from Wiktionary (safe pair of hands)
▸ noun: (sports) The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)
▸ noun: (metonymically) A player who has this ability.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic.
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▸ noun: (sports) The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)
▸ noun: (metonymically) A player who has this ability.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic.
Similar:
glove,
soft hands,
catch,
take,
ballhandling,
possession,
holding the ball,
retrieve,
penhold,
wicket-keeping gloves,
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Opposite:
Types:
reliable,
trustworthy,
competent,
experienced,
skilled,
steady,
dependable,
responsible,
capable,
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