out of practice

phrase

: not having done or practiced something with the result that one's skills are not as good as they once were
I used to be pretty good at playing the piano, but I'm out of practice now.

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“Out of practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20practice. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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