Re: Question about an idiom & and phrase

in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adrian Bailey at
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> "Free Spirit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> 1. a mean hand at something means be good at something
>> 
>> What is the difference in the following sentences?
>> a.  She is a mean hand at carpentry.
>> b.  She has a mean hand at carpentry.
> 
> (b) is wrong, imo.

Thanks a lot, Adrian.

So, a mean hand doesn't belong to the group like, a tin ear, a green thumb
and two left feet, in which, to have is used instead of to be. For example,

She/he has a green thumb/tin ear/two left feet.

 
>> 2. What is the difference between one-on-one and one-to-one?
> 
> A competition can be one-on-one.
> A conversation can be one-to-one.

How about tutoring? Should one-on-one or one-to-one be used?

Zoe