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
As for Evans, he looked like an old hand in a top defensive pairing alongside Adam Larsson as well as “quarterbacking” the second power play unit.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023
As I was exploring America’s political future, I called consultant David Johnson, an old hand in Florida politics though his Tennessee accent betrays his roots.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
It had been a closed file for some time now, but I thought that even an old hand like Jack must have trouble with what he’d done in the past.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
