outdoing [the experts] / able to put [*one's master] to shame / being more skilled in [an activity] than [the best in the field] / able to beat even [the experts] / able to beat even [a professional] / almost outdoing [a professional] / outshining [the masters] / being better at [a skill] than [*one's master] / running circles around [the experts]

almost outdo a professional / be more skilled in / can beat even a professional

almost outdo a professional / be more skilled in / can beat even a professional

sonatina form

patch things up for the moment / makeshift / stopgap

patch things up for the moment / makeshift / stopgap

patch things up for the moment / makeshift / stopgap

patch things up for the moment / makeshift / stopgap

patch things up for the moment / stopgap / makeshift

secretariat