old hand
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Rashford, also bidding to earn a World Cup slot with England while on loan from Manchester United, will be experiencing an El Clasico for the first time, but Bellingham is an old hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is an old hand, having made world headlines back in 2003 by opposing the U.S. war in Iraq in an eloquent U.N. address.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
But Kimmel is by now an old hand at a highly specialized gig.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
“Those are butterflies,” says cousin Manuel Cavanaugh -- an old hand at mutton bustin’ at age 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2009
I sort of tried to get hold of her old hand, but she wouldn't let me.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
