Be/get out of practice

Pro Tip 1/3

Regular Practice

Frequent activity keeps skills sharp; infrequent activity leads to the phrase 'out of practice'.

If you don't practice speaking English, you might soon find yourself out of practice.

Pro Tip 2/3

Skill Decay

When a skill isn't used often, it can fade away, like muscles can weaken without exercise.

I'm out of practice at biking; hills are much harder now.

Pro Tip 3/3

Temporal Reference

The phrase often implies that there was a time when the skill was better due to regular use.

She was out of practice with her French since she hadn't visited France in years.