not versed in

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.

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.”

For those not versed in “GOT” parlance, the Red Wedding is a massacre that unfolds in Season 3.

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.

To those not versed in its language, it’s admittedly overwhelming.