safe pair of hands
noun phrase
British
: someone who can be trusted with responsibility or a job
The next leader of the party should be a safe pair of hands.
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What Mattarella needed was essentially a safe pair of hands to reassure markets until Italy could hold another vote.
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Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2018
Qin’s successor, Wang, appears to be a safe pair of hands after the backroom drama of the past month.
—David Pierson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
He is seen as a safe pair of hands capable of integrating Credit Suisse and salvaging core parts of its business.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2018
Qin’s successor, Wang, appears to be a safe pair of hands after the backroom drama of the past month.
—David Pierson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
He is seen as a safe pair of hands capable of integrating Credit Suisse and salvaging core parts of its business.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
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