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a safe pair of hands
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a reliable person who can be trusted to do a job well without mistakes
British, common in business and sports news. Praises reliability more than brilliance.
In context
Give the project to Thu; she's a safe pair of hands with tight deadlines.
The board wanted a safe pair of hands as chief executive, not a risk-taker.
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