unspoken ace
Someone who is clearly excellent at what they do but never brags or makes a point of it — their skill is just understood by everyone around them without needing to be announced.
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Someone who is clearly excellent at what they do but never brags or makes a point of it — their skill is just understood by everyone around them without needing to be announced. The quiet best player in the room.
He never talks about his records but he's the unspoken ace of the lab.
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