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old hand

idiom

A person who is experienced at a certain activity.


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  1. 01

    any old nook or cranny

    Alternative form of any nook or cranny.

  2. 02

    back of one's hand

    A display of disrespect or scorn.

  3. 03

    bad old days

    The past, seen as a time when things were worse.

  4. 04

    bear a hand

    To make haste; to help quickly.

  5. 05

    big hand

    Synonym of minute hand (on a clock face).

  6. 06

    big old

    Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

  7. 07

    bite someone's hand off

    To enthusiastically accept an offer.

  8. 08

    bite the hand that feeds one

    To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).

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