au fait

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Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

However, Nelson is less au fait with Asian finance and politics than his predecessor, Mark Tucker, a veteran of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

I can hand on heart say I’m not au fait with that tradition.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2019

If you are not au fait, then pimple popping is the trend for filming, up close and personal, the act of popping, squeezing or otherwise removing blackheads, cysts and other dermatological dementors.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

No wonder that Mr Shenstone, now au fait to all this—easily ascertained along the route of travel—feels that his errand is an awkward one.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne