凄腕

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 凄腕, read すごうで, can mean exceptional skill or an expert possessing it.
• Basic usage: 凄腕の職人 modifies an artisan as highly skilled; 交渉をまとめる凄腕だ identifies someone as an expert.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Exceptional ability and expert person
  • Before a person noun with の it works descriptively; as 凄腕だ it refers to the person as an expert.