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121ham-fisted — also ham handed adjective informal 1 not at all skilful with your hands; clumsy (1) 2 not at all skilful or careful in the way that you deal with people: the government s ham fisted approach towards the disabled ham fistedly, ham handedly adverb …
122hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …
123manoeuvre — also maneuver 1 BrE, maneuver AmE noun 1 (C) a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space: basic skiing manoeuvres 2 (C, U) a skilful or carefully planned action intended to… …
124underestimate — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to think that something is smaller, cheaper, less important etc than it really is: People often underestimate the importance of training. 2 (T) to think that someone is not as good, clever, or skilful, as they really are: Don t… …
125at */*/*/ — strong UK [æt] / US weak UK [ət] / US preposition 1) used for stating where someone or something is a) in a particular place There s a telephone box at the crossroads. I ll meet you at the main entrance. She s staying at the Clarence Hotel. We… …
126best — I UK [best] / US adjective *** 1) a) used for referring to the person or thing that is the most satisfactory, suitable, pleasant, effective, of the highest quality etc the best hotel in town Negotiation is always the best way of settling a… …
127finesse — I UK [fɪˈnes] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a delicate and skilful quality in the way you move or handle something 2) skill in dealing with difficult situations, especially situations in which you might easily offend people II UK [fɪˈnes] / US verb… …
128useful */*/*/ — UK [ˈjuːsf(ə)l] / US [ˈjusf(ə)l] adjective Get it right: useful: Although the adjective full ends with a double l , adjectives like useful have only one l : Wrong: Find a more usefull spare time activity than driving around in a car. Right: Find… …
