a safe pair of hands1 someone you can trust and depend on because they are sensible – used especially in news reports 可靠的人〔尤用于新闻报道中〕 Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands. 同事们认为他办事可靠。
→ a safe pair of hands at pair1(5)
2 DEPEND ON/RELY ONsomeone you can trust to do a difficult job without making mistakes 信得过的人 → a safe pair of hands at safe1(7)