口くちも八はっ丁ちょう手ても八はっ丁ちょう

expression, na-adjective, noun

both eloquent and skilled; good with words and with one's hands

Describes a person who is both a smooth talker and practically capable; often used with a nuance of admiration or slight irony.

• 彼かれは口くちも八はっ丁ちょう手ても八はっ丁ちょうで、どんな仕し事ごとでもそつなくこなす。

  He is both eloquent and skilled, handling any job without a hitch.

• あの営えい業ぎょうマンは口くちも八はっ丁ちょう手ても八はっ丁ちょうだから、契けい約やくを取とるのがうまい。

  That salesperson is good with words and with his hands, so he's great at closing deals.