腕が立つ
うでがたつ
to be skilled
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Examples
腕が立つ料理人だ。
うでがたつりょうりにんだ。
He is a skilled cook.
あの職人はなかなか腕が立つ。
あのしょくにんはなかなかうでがたつ。
That craftsman is really quite good.
腕が立つ弁護士を紹介してもらった。
うでがたつべんごしをしょうかいしてもらった。
I was introduced to a highly capable lawyer.
Common patterns
- 腕が立つ職人
- a skilled craftsman
- なかなか腕が立つ
- to be rather good
- 腕が立つ料理人
- an accomplished cook
Memory tip
腕 stands for hands-on skill, and 立つ here means it stands out. It is for practical craft — cooking, swordsmanship, surgery, trades — not for book learning, which would be 優秀.
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