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

He then does his homework, immersing himself in music from the relevant genre and era until he’s au fait with the songwriting tropes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2016

"In preparation I've been to see an old friend who's getting me au fait with the rules of magic. "The show is going to have a big fantastical element.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2016

There was the travelled Englishman, au fait to every thing beneath the moon and beyond.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret