safe pair of hands
safe pair of hands — 慣用語
1. a person who is seen as very capable and dependable, so that people feel confide
可靠的人
能放心交付重任的人
a person who is seen as very capable and dependable, so that people feel confident giving them demanding jobs or important responsibilities
When the hospital needed a finance director, the board chose Otis as a safe pair of hands.
醫院需要財務主管時，董事會選擇 Otis 這個可靠的人。
The political party turned to Lan during the crisis as a safe pair of hands.
政黨在危機時刻找上 Lan，把她當作穩健可靠的人。
collocation: turn to [someone] as a safe pair of hands
Investors welcomed Harper's appointment because of his reputation as a safe pair of hands.
投資人歡迎 Harper 獲任命，因為他有辦事穩健的名聲。
collocation: reputation as a safe pair of hands
After two failed projects, the firm needed a safe pair of hands to lead the team.
在兩個專案接連失敗後，公司需要一個可靠的人來帶領團隊。
Sana built her career as a safe pair of hands, delivering results under tight deadlines.
Sana 以辦事可靠著稱，在緊迫的期限內交出成果。
collocation: build a career as a safe pair of hands
- be a safe pair of hands
- seen/regarded as a safe pair of hands
- choose/appoint someone as a safe pair of hands
- need a safe pair of hands
- reputation as a safe pair of hands
- turn to someone as a safe pair of hands
- reliable person
More direct and less colourful; describes someone trustworthy without the sporting metaphor
- dependable figure
Slightly more formal, often used in organisational or institutional contexts
- steady hand
A similar metaphor suggesting calmness under pressure, often used in leadership contexts
- loose cannon
Someone who is unpredictable and may cause problems, the opposite of a calm and reliable person
- weak link
The least reliable member of a team or group
文法句型
a safe pair of hands
be a safe pair of hands
seen/regarded as a safe pair of hands
用法筆記
Frequently used in British English, especially in politics, sports, and business contexts when describing someone taking charge of a difficult situation. The phrase is always singular (a safe pair of hands), even though the word 'hands' is plural.