old hand
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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
But Kimmel is by now an old hand at a highly specialized gig.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
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
“I feel positively like an old hand at this,” Theodora said to Eleanor.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
