not versed in
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In an effort to avoid being sacked, Orlovsky ran out the back of his team’s “end zone”—which, for those not versed in football, is against the rules and results in an immediate penalty.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023
Added Mr. Wood, a former associate provost at Boston University: “It is easy to see why people who are not versed in civics are confused about the division of powers in the federal government.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2022
In fact, the clouds-to-rain equation has become well-known to many of us, even if we were not versed in the more arcane and abstruse aspects of weather forecasting.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022
She followed the advice and explained in a letter what had happened - they were inexperienced, they were not versed in the Games protocol, it had taken everything to get Aruba to Rio.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2021
But they were not versed in those little momentary courtesies of life which create a roseate atmosphere of active good will.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
