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an old hand
an old hand
One who has experience doing a particular task. If you have any questions, ask Andrea—she's done this job before and is an old hand at filing. I've been a bus driver for seven years, so I'm an old hand at this.
an old hand
someone who has done a particular job or activity for a long time and who can do it very well (often + at ) She's an old hand at magazines, having trained on Cosmopolitan before editing Company.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Cobb | | [kɔb] | |
Tane | | - | Maori, Polynesian Mythology |
Gia | | - | Italian |
Aphrodite | | a-frə-DIE-tee (English) | Greek Mythology |
Gioachino | | jo-ah-KEE-no | Italian |
Rollo | | RAHL-o | English |