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out of practice
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1.out of practice - impaired in skill by neglectrustyunskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" |
out of practice
out of practiceNot having done something in a long time, and no longer skillful as a result. Wow, I haven't swung a bat in 10 years—I'm out of practice! I wanted to play songs on the guitar for my brother's wedding, but I was too out of practice.See also: of, out, practice*out of practiceperforming poorly due to a lack of practice. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; go ~.) I used to be able to play the piano extremely well, but now I'm out of practice. The baseball players lost the game because they were out of practice.See also: of, out, practiceout of practiceNo longer used to doing something, no longer adept for lack of doing something, as in Mom hadn't baked a cake in years-she said she was out of practice. [Late 1800s] Also see in practice. See also: of, out, practiceˌin/ˌout of ˈpractice having practised/having not practised a skill regularly for a period of time: I’ve got to keep in practice if I’m going to win this race. ♢ I haven’t played the piano for a while so I’m a bit out of practice.See also: of, out, practiceout of practice
Synonyms for out of practiceadj impaired in skill by neglectSynonymsRelated Words |