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

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

An old hand at broadcast network cop shows including “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue,” Finkelstein, 70, was partnered by Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Next El Patron put his gnarled old hand on Matt’s head and said, How I scrambled for the coins the mayor threw me!

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer