old hand

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According to her Outside interview, 33-year-old Woodley is an old hand at camping thanks to family outings at Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu and other California coastal haunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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

Salah-Eddine Oulad M’hand is a relative old hand at 20.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

“Don’t stand there talking about it, kid,” an old hand growled.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Between five and ten recruits fall to every old hand.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque